Palettes / Colors / #02DEF2

#02DEF2 — Vivid Teal

#02DEF2 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 #02DEF2 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.

#02DEF2 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 #F21602; it also sits naturally between #02F28E and #0266F2. 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 87% · Blue 95%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #02DEF2

.text { color: #02DEF2; }
.background { background-color: #02DEF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #02DEF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 222, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 98%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #02DEF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 222, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #02DEF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 222, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#02DEF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#02DEF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #02DEF2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F21602:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #02DEF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #02DEF2

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 #02DEF2 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 #02DEF2 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

← #02DEF1  ·  #02DEF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #02DEF2?

#02DEF2 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 2, 222, 242). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #02DEF2?

#02DEF2 is RGB 2, 222, 242 — HSL 185°, 98%, 48% — CMYK 99%, 8%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #02DEF2?

Its complement is #F21602; analogous partners are #02F28E and #0266F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #02DEF2 for text?

Black text on #02DEF2 has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.