Information about #02AEB1 color

#02AEB1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#02AEB1 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(2, 174, 177) — 0.8% red, 68.2% green, 69.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 69 / 1 / 0 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#02AEB1 is a intensely saturated aqua cyan that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Strong Cyan (#00A8A8). Slightly further away sit Spring Teal (#0EA7A5) and Manganese Blue (#03A89E).

The recipe behind #02AEB1 is rgb(2, 174, 177), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #02AEB1: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. No one has named #02AEB1 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#02AEB1 color variations

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

#02AEB1 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 #02AEB1

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

Strong Cyan color link
Strong Cyan

#00A8A8

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

AITriedPume color link
AITriedPume

#13B6A9

Amazonite color link
Amazonite

#00C4B0

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Bondi Blue color link
Bondi Blue

#0095B6

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Neon Teal color link
Neon Teal

#00CAB1

Seeker color link
Seeker

#0092A5

Strong Opal color link
Strong Opal

#00A893

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#02AEB1
  • RGB2, 174, 177
  • CMYK69, 1, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(2, 174, 177)
  • HSL181°, 98%, 35%
  • HSL Precise181.029°, 97.765%, 35.098%
  • HSV181°, 99%, 69%
  • HSB181°, 99%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.008
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • GLSLvec3(0.008, 0.682, 0.694)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.008, 0.682, 0.694, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.008, 0.682, 0.694)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID02AEB1
  • DECIMAL ID175793
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01