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#2ac9c2

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

RGB
42, 201, 194
HSL
177°, 65%, 48%
CMYK
79, 0, 4, 21
Luminance
0.4616

Every format

HEX#2ac9c2
RGBrgb(42, 201, 194)
HSLhsl(177, 65%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 4%, 21%)
LABlab(73.7 -40.1 -7.8)
LCHlch(73.7 40.9 191.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.758 0.123 190.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ac9c2;
background-color: #2ac9c2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ac9c2] bg-[#2ac9c2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ac9c2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.788, blue: 0.761)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ac9c2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ac9c2 on white: 2.05:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ac9c2 on black: 10.23:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green78.8%
Blue76.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow3.5%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#2ac9c2 text on a black background

contrast 10.23:1

Card sample

#2ac9c2 text on a white background

contrast 2.05:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ac9c2;
Background color
Panel with #2ac9c2 background
background-color: #2ac9c2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ac9c2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 201, 194, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 201, 194, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ac9c2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ac9c2, #2A66C9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ac9c2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ac9c2 in the Color Lab