Palettes / Colors / #02DEC2
#02DEC2 — Vivid Teal
#02DEC2 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 #02DEC2 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.
#02DEC2 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 #DE0220; it also sits naturally between #02DE53 and #028EDE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #02DEC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 2, 222, 194 |
| HSL | 172°, 98%, 44% |
| HSV | 172°, 99%, 87% |
| CMYK | 99%, 0%, 13%, 13% |
| XYZ | 35.88, 56.15, 59.99 |
| Yxy | 56.15, 0.2360, 0.3694 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.70, -51.12, 1.04 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.93, -42.31, 0.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 1% · Green 87% · Blue 76%
Cyan 99% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #02DEC2
.text { color: #02DEC2; }
.background { background-color: #02DEC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #02DEC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 222, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 98%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #02DEC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 222, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #02DEC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 222, 194, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#02DEC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#02DEC2">Div content here</div>
Shades of #02DEC2
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DE0220:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.72:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.23:1 AAA |
Best text color on #02DEC2: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #02DEC2
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 #02DEC2: ·
How #02DEC2 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 #02DEC2 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 #02DEC2?
#02DEC2 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 2, 222, 194). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #02DEC2?
#02DEC2 is RGB 2, 222, 194 — HSL 172°, 98%, 44% — CMYK 99%, 0%, 13%, 13%.
What colors go with #02DEC2?
Its complement is #DE0220; analogous partners are #02DE53 and #028EDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #02DEC2 for text?
Black text on #02DEC2 has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.