Information about #02AA99 color

#02AA99 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#02AA99 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(2, 170, 153) — 0.8% red, 66.7% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 66 / 0 / 7 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #02AA99 reads as a maximally vivid water-like cyan and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Manganese Blue (#03A89E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Strong Opal (#00A893) and Persian Green (#00A693).

The recipe behind #02AA99 is rgb(2, 170, 153), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. No one has named #02AA99 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#02AA99 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#02AA99 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #02AA99

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Strong Opal color link
Strong Opal

#00A893

Strong Cyan color link
Strong Cyan

#00A8A8

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Niagara color link
Niagara

#06A189

Origin color link
Origin

#009C8A

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

ANTHEM Teal color link
ANTHEM Teal

#05A383

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#02AA99
  • RGB2, 170, 153
  • CMYK66, 0, 7, 33
  • CSSrgb(2, 170, 153)
  • HSL174°, 98%, 34%
  • HSL Precise173.929°, 97.674%, 33.725%
  • HSV174°, 99%, 67%
  • HSB174°, 99%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.008
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.008, 0.667, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.008, 0.667, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.008, 0.667, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID02AA99
  • DECIMAL ID174745
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01