Palettes / Colors / #02E8CD

#02E8CD — Vivid Teal

#02E8CD 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 #02E8CD 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.

#02E8CD 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 #E8021D; it also sits naturally between #02E85A and #0290E8. 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 91% · Blue 80%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #02E8CD

.text { color: #02E8CD; }
.background { background-color: #02E8CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #02E8CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 232, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 98%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #02E8CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 232, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #02E8CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 232, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#02E8CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#02E8CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #02E8CD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8021D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #02E8CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #02E8CD

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 #02E8CD 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 #02E8CD 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

← #02E8CC  ·  #02E8CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #02E8CD?

#02E8CD is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 2, 232, 205). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #02E8CD?

#02E8CD is RGB 2, 232, 205 — HSL 173°, 98%, 46% — CMYK 99%, 0%, 12%, 9%.

What colors go with #02E8CD?

Its complement is #E8021D; analogous partners are #02E85A and #0290E8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #02E8CD for text?

Black text on #02E8CD has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.