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#2ac9b0

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

RGB
42, 201, 176
HSL
171°, 65%, 48%
CMYK
79, 0, 12, 21
Luminance
0.4540

Every format

HEX#2ac9b0
RGBrgb(42, 201, 176)
HSLhsl(171, 65%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 12%, 21%)
LABlab(73.2 -45.1 1.2)
LCHlch(73.2 45.1 178.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.752 0.130 178.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ac9b0;
background-color: #2ac9b0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ac9b0] bg-[#2ac9b0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ac9b0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.788, blue: 0.690)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ac9b0")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ac9b0 on white: 2.08:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ac9b0 on black: 10.08:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green78.8%
Blue69.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow12.4%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#2ac9b0 text on a black background

contrast 10.08:1

Card sample

#2ac9b0 text on a white background

contrast 2.08:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ac9b0;
Background color
Panel with #2ac9b0 background
background-color: #2ac9b0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ac9b0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 201, 176, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 201, 176, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ac9b0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ac9b0, #2A78C9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ac9b0

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ac9b0 in the Color Lab