Palettes / Colors / #02CFC8
#02CFC8 — Vivid Teal
#02CFC8 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 #02CFC8 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.
#02CFC8 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 #CF0209; it also sits naturally between #02CF62 and #026FCF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #02CFC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 2, 207, 200 |
| HSL | 178°, 98%, 41% |
| HSV | 178°, 99%, 81% |
| CMYK | 99%, 0%, 3%, 19% |
| XYZ | 32.76, 48.81, 62.34 |
| Yxy | 48.81, 0.2277, 0.3392 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.33, -43.09, -8.60 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.86, -35.37, -8.10 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 1% · Green 81% · Blue 78%
Cyan 99% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #02CFC8
.text { color: #02CFC8; }
.background { background-color: #02CFC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #02CFC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 207, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 98%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #02CFC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 207, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #02CFC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 207, 200, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#02CFC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#02CFC8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #02CFC8
Tints of #02CFC8
Tones of #02CFC8
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CF0209:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.95:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.76:1 AAA |
Best text color on #02CFC8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #02CFC8
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 #02CFC8: ·
How #02CFC8 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 #02CFC8 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 #02CFC8?
#02CFC8 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 2, 207, 200). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #02CFC8?
#02CFC8 is RGB 2, 207, 200 — HSL 178°, 98%, 41% — CMYK 99%, 0%, 3%, 19%.
What colors go with #02CFC8?
Its complement is #CF0209; analogous partners are #02CF62 and #026FCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #02CFC8 for text?
Black text on #02CFC8 has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.