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#2acaaf

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

RGB
42, 202, 175
HSL
170°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
79, 0, 13, 21
Luminance
0.4583

Every format

HEX#2acaaf
RGBrgb(42, 202, 175)
HSLhsl(170, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 13%, 21%)
LABlab(73.4 -45.8 2.2)
LCHlch(73.4 45.8 177.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.754 0.131 177.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acaaf;
background-color: #2acaaf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acaaf] bg-[#2acaaf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acaaf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.792, blue: 0.686)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acaaf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acaaf on white: 2.07:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acaaf on black: 10.17:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green79.2%
Blue68.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow13.4%
Key (black)20.8%

Color previews

#2acaaf text on a black background

contrast 10.17:1

Card sample

#2acaaf text on a white background

contrast 2.07:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 202, 175, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 202, 175, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acaaf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acaaf, #2A7ACA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acaaf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acaaf in the Color Lab