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#2abdc4

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

RGB
42, 189, 196
HSL
183°, 65%, 47%
CMYK
79, 4, 0, 23
Luminance
0.4087

Every format

HEX#2abdc4
RGBrgb(42, 189, 196)
HSLhsl(183, 65%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 4%, 0%, 23%)
LABlab(70.1 -34.0 -14.2)
LCHlch(70.1 36.9 202.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.729 0.116 199.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2abdc4;
background-color: #2abdc4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2abdc4] bg-[#2abdc4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2abdc4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.741, blue: 0.769)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2abdc4")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2abdc4 on white: 2.29:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2abdc4 on black: 9.17:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green74.1%
Blue76.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.6%
Magenta3.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)23.1%

Color previews

#2abdc4 text on a black background

contrast 9.17:1

Card sample

#2abdc4 text on a white background

contrast 2.29:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2abdc4;
Background color
Panel with #2abdc4 background
background-color: #2abdc4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2abdc4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 189, 196, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 189, 196, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2abdc4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2abdc4, #2A56C4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2abdc4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2abdc4 in the Color Lab