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#2abcbd

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

RGB
42, 188, 189
HSL
180°, 64%, 45%
CMYK
78, 1, 0, 26
Luminance
0.4013

Every format

HEX#2abcbd
RGBrgb(42, 188, 189)
HSLhsl(180, 64%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 1%, 0%, 26%)
LABlab(69.6 -35.6 -11.2)
LCHlch(69.6 37.4 197.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.724 0.116 195.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2abcbd;
background-color: #2abcbd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2abcbd] bg-[#2abcbd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2abcbd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.737, blue: 0.741)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2abcbd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2abcbd on white: 2.33:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2abcbd on black: 9.03:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green73.7%
Blue74.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan77.8%
Magenta0.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)25.9%

Color previews

#2abcbd text on a black background

contrast 9.03:1

Card sample

#2abcbd text on a white background

contrast 2.33:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 188, 189, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 188, 189, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2abcbd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2abcbd, #2A5ABD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2abcbd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2abcbd in the Color Lab