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#2ac79d

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

RGB
42, 199, 157
HSL
164°, 65%, 47%
CMYK
79, 0, 21, 22
Luminance
0.4377

Every format

HEX#2ac79d
RGBrgb(42, 199, 157)
HSLhsl(164, 65%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 21%, 22%)
LABlab(72.1 -49.1 9.9)
LCHlch(72.1 50.1 168.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.742 0.139 169.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ac79d;
background-color: #2ac79d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ac79d] bg-[#2ac79d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ac79d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.780, blue: 0.616)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ac79d")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ac79d on white: 2.15:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ac79d on black: 9.75:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green78.0%
Blue61.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow21.1%
Key (black)22.0%

Color previews

#2ac79d text on a black background

contrast 9.75:1

Card sample

#2ac79d text on a white background

contrast 2.15:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ac79d;
Background color
Panel with #2ac79d background
background-color: #2ac79d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ac79d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 199, 157, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 199, 157, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ac79d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ac79d, #2A89C7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ac79d

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ac79d in the Color Lab