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#02695D Color

#02695D is rgb(2, 105, 93) in RGB, hsl(173, 96%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 0%, 11%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pine Green (#01796F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#02695D
HEX#02695D
RGBrgb(2, 105, 93)
HSLhsl(173, 96%, 21%)
HSVhsv(173, 98%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 0%, 11%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(46.7% 0.084 181.4)
LABlab(39.25% -29.23 -0.97)
LCHlch(39.25% 29.25 181.90)

What #02695D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #02695D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#02695D Channel Values

How #02695D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 2 · G 105 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 173° · S 96% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 173° · S 98% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.6:1 vs white · 3.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #02695D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #02695D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #02695D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #02695D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #02695D.

How #02695D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#02695D
Protanopia#60605D
Protanomaly#4B645D
Deuteranopia#57575F
Deuteranomaly#445F5E
Tritanopia#0F6868
Tritanomaly#0A6864
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #02695D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-02695d: #02695D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #02695D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-02695d': '#02695D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.008, green: 0.412, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_02695d">#02695D</color>
SVG fillfill="#02695D"

More Teal Colors

#02695D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#02695D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #02695D?

#02695D is a dark teal — rgb(2, 105, 93) in RGB and hsl(173, 96%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pine Green (#01796F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.74.

What is the RGB value of #02695D?

#02695D is rgb(2, 105, 93) — red 2, green 105, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #02695D?

#02695D converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 0%, 11%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #02695D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #02695D scores 6.6:1 against white and 3.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #02695D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #02695D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 11.91, which is visibly different.

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