What color is #02C962?

#02C962 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Alienated. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #02C962?

The RGB value is 2, 201, 98: 2 red, 201 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #02C962?

The complementary color is #C90269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #02C962?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#02C962 color

#02C962 rgb(2, 201, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #02C962 is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 78.8% green and 38.4% blue (2, 201, 98).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 98% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 99% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Alienated (#00CC55), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#02C962 color codes

HEX	`#02C962`
RGB	`rgb(2, 201, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 78.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 98%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 99%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(99%, 0%, 51%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.33, -64.32, 39.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.33, 75.56, 148.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.114, 42.665, 18.57)`
Decimal	`182626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #02C962, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #02C962	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#02C962 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #02C962 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #02c962; }
.text { color: #02c962; }
.border { border: 2px solid #02c962; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 201 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #02c962, #02c9c5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #02C962?: #02C962 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Alienated. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #02C962?: The RGB value is 2, 201, 98: 2 red, 201 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #02C962?: The complementary color is #C90269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #02C962?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.