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#2abec9

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

RGB
42, 190, 201
HSL
184°, 65%, 48%
CMYK
79, 6, 0, 21
Luminance
0.4154

Every format

HEX#2abec9
RGBrgb(42, 190, 201)
HSLhsl(184, 65%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 6%, 0%, 21%)
LABlab(70.5 -33.0 -16.3)
LCHlch(70.5 36.8 206.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.734 0.117 202.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2abec9;
background-color: #2abec9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2abec9] bg-[#2abec9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2abec9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.745, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2abec9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2abec9 on white: 2.26:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2abec9 on black: 9.31:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green74.5%
Blue78.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.1%
Magenta5.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#2abec9 text on a black background

contrast 9.31:1

Card sample

#2abec9 text on a white background

contrast 2.26:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2abec9;
Background color
Panel with #2abec9 background
background-color: #2abec9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2abec9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 190, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 190, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2abec9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2abec9, #2A54C9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2abec9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2abec9 in the Color Lab