Palettes / Colors / #02CEEF
#02CEEF — Vivid Teal
#02CEEF is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: deepskyblue (#00BFFF) — not an exact match. CSS deepskyblue gives you #00BFFF, a different color; use #02CEEF when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#02CEEF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #ED2202; it also sits naturally between #02ED97 and #0259ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #02CEEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 2, 206, 239 |
| HSL | 188°, 98%, 47% |
| HSV | 188°, 99%, 94% |
| CMYK | 99%, 14%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 37.68, 50.39, 89.40 |
| Yxy | 50.39, 0.2123, 0.2839 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.31, -30.58, -28.13 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.98, -26.10, -29.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 1% · Green 81% · Blue 94%
Cyan 99% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #02CEEF
.text { color: #02CEEF; }
.background { background-color: #02CEEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #02CEEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 206, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 98%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #02CEEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 206, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #02CEEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 206, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#02CEEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#02CEEF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #02CEEF
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ED2202:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.90:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.08:1 AAA |
Best text color on #02CEEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #02CEEF
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #02CEEF: ·
How #02CEEF looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #02CEEF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #02CEEF?
#02CEEF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 2, 206, 239). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #02CEEF?
#02CEEF is RGB 2, 206, 239 — HSL 188°, 98%, 47% — CMYK 99%, 14%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #02CEEF?
Its complement is #ED2202; analogous partners are #02ED97 and #0259ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #02CEEF for text?
Black text on #02CEEF has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.