Palettes / Colors / #02CFBF

#02CFBF — Vivid Teal

#02CFBF is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkTurquoise (#00CED1). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkturquoise (#00CED1) — not an exact match. CSS darkturquoise gives you #00CED1, a different color; use #02CFBF 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.

#02CFBF 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 #CF0213; it also sits naturally between #02CF57 and #027ACF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 1% · Green 81% · Blue 75%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #02CFBF

.text { color: #02CFBF; }
.background { background-color: #02CFBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #02CFBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 207, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 98%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #02CFBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 207, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #02CFBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 207, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#02CFBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#02CFBF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #02CFBF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CF0213:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #02CFBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #02CFBF

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:

How #02CFBF 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 #02CFBF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #02CFBE  ·  #02CFC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #02CFBF?

#02CFBF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 2, 207, 191). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #02CFBF?

#02CFBF is RGB 2, 207, 191 — HSL 175°, 98%, 41% — CMYK 99%, 0%, 8%, 19%.

What colors go with #02CFBF?

Its complement is #CF0213; analogous partners are #02CF57 and #027ACF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #02CFBF for text?

Black text on #02CFBF has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.