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#2ac49d

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

RGB
42, 196, 157
HSL
165°, 65%, 47%
CMYK
79, 0, 20, 23
Luminance
0.4241

Every format

HEX#2ac49d
RGBrgb(42, 196, 157)
HSLhsl(165, 65%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 20%, 23%)
LABlab(71.2 -47.9 8.6)
LCHlch(71.2 48.6 169.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.734 0.136 170.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ac49d;
background-color: #2ac49d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ac49d] bg-[#2ac49d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ac49d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.769, blue: 0.616)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ac49d")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ac49d on white: 2.21:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ac49d on black: 9.48:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green76.9%
Blue61.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow19.9%
Key (black)23.1%

Color previews

#2ac49d text on a black background

contrast 9.48:1

Card sample

#2ac49d text on a white background

contrast 2.21:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ac49d;
Background color
Panel with #2ac49d background
background-color: #2ac49d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ac49d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 196, 157, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 196, 157, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ac49d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ac49d, #2A84C4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ac49d

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ac49d in the Color Lab