Close to Forest
#02602E
#02602E is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Forest. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 37.6% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 148°, with 96% saturation and 19% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #02602E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.72:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #02602E as they’d see it.
#02602E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #02602E
What color is #02602E?
#02602E is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Forest. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 37.6% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 148°, with 96% saturation and 19% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #02602E in RGB?
#02602E is rgb(2, 96, 46): 2 red, 96 green, and 46 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #02602E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(98, 0, 52, 62). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #02602E?
PANTONE 349 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #02602E?
Its complement #8D3159 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.