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#2ac9c6

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

RGB
42, 201, 198
HSL
179°, 65%, 48%
CMYK
79, 0, 2, 21
Luminance
0.4634

Every format

HEX#2ac9c6
RGBrgb(42, 201, 198)
HSLhsl(179, 65%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 2%, 21%)
LABlab(73.8 -39.0 -9.8)
LCHlch(73.8 40.2 194.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.759 0.123 192.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ac9c6;
background-color: #2ac9c6;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ac9c6] bg-[#2ac9c6]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ac9c6;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.788, blue: 0.776)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ac9c6")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ac9c6 on white: 2.05:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ac9c6 on black: 10.27:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green78.8%
Blue77.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow1.5%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#2ac9c6 text on a black background

contrast 10.27:1

Card sample

#2ac9c6 text on a white background

contrast 2.05:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ac9c6;
Background color
Panel with #2ac9c6 background
background-color: #2ac9c6;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ac9c6;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 201, 198, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 201, 198, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ac9c6;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ac9c6, #2A62C9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ac9c6

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ac9c6 in the Color Lab