#2ac9ad
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise
RGB
42, 201, 173
HSL
169°, 65%, 48%
CMYK
79, 0, 14, 21
Luminance
0.4528
Every format
| HEX | #2ac9ad |
| RGB | rgb(42, 201, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 65%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79%, 0%, 14%, 21%) |
| LAB | lab(73.1 -45.9 2.7) |
| LCH | lch(73.1 46.0 176.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.751 0.131 177.1) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2ac9ad;
background-color: #2ac9ad;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ac9ad] bg-[#2ac9ad]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ac9ad;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.788, blue: 0.678)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ac9ad")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2ac9ad on white: 2.09:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2ac9ad on black: 10.06:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red16.5%
Green78.8%
Blue67.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan79.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow13.9%
Key (black)21.2%
Color previews
#2ac9ad text on a black background
contrast 10.06:1
Card sample
#2ac9ad text on a white background
contrast 2.09:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2ac9ad;
Background color
Panel with #2ac9ad background
background-color: #2ac9ad;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ac9ad;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 201, 173, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 201, 173, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ac9ad; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ac9ad, #2A7BC9);