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#2ac5c5

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

RGB
42, 197, 197
HSL
180°, 65%, 47%
CMYK
79, 0, 0, 23
Luminance
0.4446

Every format

HEX#2ac5c5
RGBrgb(42, 197, 197)
HSLhsl(180, 65%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 0%, 23%)
LABlab(72.5 -37.4 -11.1)
LCHlch(72.5 39.0 196.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.749 0.120 194.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ac5c5;
background-color: #2ac5c5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ac5c5] bg-[#2ac5c5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ac5c5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.773, blue: 0.773)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ac5c5")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ac5c5 on white: 2.12:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ac5c5 on black: 9.89:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green77.3%
Blue77.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)22.7%

Color previews

#2ac5c5 text on a black background

contrast 9.89:1

Card sample

#2ac5c5 text on a white background

contrast 2.12:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ac5c5;
Background color
Panel with #2ac5c5 background
background-color: #2ac5c5;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ac5c5;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 197, 197, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 197, 197, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ac5c5;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ac5c5, #2A5EC5);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ac5c5

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ac5c5 in the Color Lab