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#02c4e3 color: Caribbean Blue

#02c4e3 is rgb(2, 196, 227) in RGB and oklch(75.468% 0.13277 214.478) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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188°
100%

75.5%
0.133
214°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.10:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.01:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #02c4e3

#02c4e3 is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 214°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.1:1 contrast and black text 10.01:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Caribbean Blue (#1ac1dd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #02c4e3 mixed with white

  1. 02c4e3
  2. 43cae6
  3. 62d0e9
  4. 7ad7ec
  5. 90ddef
  6. a4e3f2
  7. b7e8f5
  8. caeef7
  9. dcf4fa
  10. edf9fc

Darker: #02c4e3 mixed with black

  1. 02c4e3
  2. 01aac5
  3. 0191a8
  4. 01788c
  5. 006171
  6. 004a57
  7. 00353f
  8. 002127
  9. 000e12
  10. 000203

Calmer: #02c4e3 with less saturation

  1. 02c4e3
  2. 39c2de
  3. 50c1d9
  4. 62bfd4
  5. 71bdcf
  6. 7dbbc9
  7. 89b9c4
  8. 93b6bf
  9. 9db4ba
  10. a6b2b5

Questions about #02c4e3

What color is #02c4e3?

#02c4e3 is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Caribbean Blue. In RGB it is rgb(2, 196, 227), in HSL hsl(188.27, 98.25%, 44.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.468% 0.13277 214.478).

What colors go well with #02c4e3?

The complementary color of #02c4e3 is #f78f75. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #06caba and #5eb7fd. The triadic partners are #e28ed1 and #caae3c.

Is white or black text more readable on #02c4e3?

Black text reads better on #02c4e3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and black gives 10.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #02c4e3 a warm or cool color?

#02c4e3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 214 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.133.