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#2acaa2

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

RGB
42, 202, 162
HSL
165°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
79, 0, 20, 21
Luminance
0.4534

Every format

HEX#2acaa2
RGBrgb(42, 202, 162)
HSLhsl(165, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 20%, 21%)
LABlab(73.1 -49.1 8.7)
LCHlch(73.1 49.9 169.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.751 0.139 170.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acaa2;
background-color: #2acaa2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acaa2] bg-[#2acaa2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acaa2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.792, blue: 0.635)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acaa2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acaa2 on white: 2.09:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acaa2 on black: 10.07:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green79.2%
Blue63.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow19.8%
Key (black)20.8%

Color previews

#2acaa2 text on a black background

contrast 10.07:1

Card sample

#2acaa2 text on a white background

contrast 2.09:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2acaa2;
Background color
Panel with #2acaa2 background
background-color: #2acaa2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2acaa2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 202, 162, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 202, 162, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acaa2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acaa2, #2A87CA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acaa2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acaa2 in the Color Lab