Close to Light Sea Green
#02ABA9
#02ABA9 is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Light Sea Green. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 67.1% green, and 66.3% blue. Its hue is 179°, with 98% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #02ABA9.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.84:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.40:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.84:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.40:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #02ABA9 as they’d see it.
#02ABA9 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Brands with a similar color
Brand names identify the brands only; no affiliation. Test yourself in Brand Colors.
Questions about #02ABA9
What color is #02ABA9?
#02ABA9 is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Light Sea Green. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 67.1% green, and 66.3% blue. Its hue is 179°, with 98% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #02ABA9 in RGB?
#02ABA9 is rgb(2, 171, 169): 2 red, 171 green, and 169 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #02ABA9 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(99, 0, 1, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #02ABA9?
PANTONE 326 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #02ABA9?
Its complement #D58471 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.