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#2abc9c

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

RGB
42, 188, 156
HSL
167°, 64%, 45%
CMYK
78, 0, 17, 26
Luminance
0.3886

Every format

HEX#2abc9c
RGBrgb(42, 188, 156)
HSLhsl(167, 64%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 0%, 17%, 26%)
LABlab(68.7 -44.8 5.6)
LCHlch(68.7 45.1 172.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.714 0.127 173.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2abc9c;
background-color: #2abc9c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2abc9c] bg-[#2abc9c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2abc9c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.737, blue: 0.612)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2abc9c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2abc9c on white: 2.39:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2abc9c on black: 8.77:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green73.7%
Blue61.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan77.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow17.0%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#2abc9c text on a black background

contrast 8.77:1

Card sample

#2abc9c text on a white background

contrast 2.39:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2abc9c;
Background color
Panel with #2abc9c background
background-color: #2abc9c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2abc9c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 188, 156, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 188, 156, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2abc9c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2abc9c, #2A7BBC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2abc9c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2abc9c in the Color Lab