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#2abc9f

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

RGB
42, 188, 159
HSL
168°, 64%, 45%
CMYK
78, 0, 15, 26
Luminance
0.3896

Every format

HEX#2abc9f
RGBrgb(42, 188, 159)
HSLhsl(168, 64%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 0%, 15%, 26%)
LABlab(68.7 -44.0 4.0)
LCHlch(68.7 44.2 174.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.715 0.125 175.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2abc9f;
background-color: #2abc9f;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2abc9f] bg-[#2abc9f]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2abc9f;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.737, blue: 0.624)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2abc9f")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2abc9f on white: 2.39:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2abc9f on black: 8.79:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green73.7%
Blue62.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan77.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow15.4%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#2abc9f text on a black background

contrast 8.79:1

Card sample

#2abc9f text on a white background

contrast 2.39:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2abc9f;
Background color
Panel with #2abc9f background
background-color: #2abc9f;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2abc9f;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 188, 159, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 188, 159, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2abc9f;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2abc9f, #2A78BC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2abc9f

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2abc9f in the Color Lab