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#2ac9b1

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

RGB
42, 201, 177
HSL
171°, 65%, 48%
CMYK
79, 0, 12, 21
Luminance
0.4544

Every format

HEX#2ac9b1
RGBrgb(42, 201, 177)
HSLhsl(171, 65%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 12%, 21%)
LABlab(73.2 -44.8 0.7)
LCHlch(73.2 44.8 179.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.753 0.129 179.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ac9b1;
background-color: #2ac9b1;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ac9b1] bg-[#2ac9b1]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ac9b1;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.788, blue: 0.694)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ac9b1")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ac9b1 on white: 2.08:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ac9b1 on black: 10.09:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green78.8%
Blue69.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow11.9%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#2ac9b1 text on a black background

contrast 10.09:1

Card sample

#2ac9b1 text on a white background

contrast 2.08:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ac9b1;
Background color
Panel with #2ac9b1 background
background-color: #2ac9b1;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ac9b1;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 201, 177, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 201, 177, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ac9b1;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ac9b1, #2A77C9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ac9b1

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ac9b1 in the Color Lab