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#2ab9bf

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise

RGB
42, 185, 191
HSL
182°, 64%, 46%
CMYK
78, 3, 0, 25
Luminance
0.3895

Every format

HEX#2ab9bf
RGBrgb(42, 185, 191)
HSLhsl(182, 64%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 3%, 0%, 25%)
LABlab(68.7 -33.6 -13.6)
LCHlch(68.7 36.3 201.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.718 0.114 199.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ab9bf;
background-color: #2ab9bf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ab9bf] bg-[#2ab9bf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ab9bf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.725, blue: 0.749)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ab9bf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ab9bf on white: 2.39:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ab9bf on black: 8.79:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green72.5%
Blue74.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.0%
Magenta3.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)25.1%

Color previews

#2ab9bf text on a black background

contrast 8.79:1

Card sample

#2ab9bf text on a white background

contrast 2.39:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ab9bf;
Background color
Panel with #2ab9bf background
background-color: #2ab9bf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ab9bf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 185, 191, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 185, 191, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ab9bf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ab9bf, #2A56BF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ab9bf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ab9bf in the Color Lab