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#2acab9

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

RGB
42, 202, 185
HSL
174°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
79, 0, 8, 21
Luminance
0.4624

Every format

HEX#2acab9
RGBrgb(42, 202, 185)
HSLhsl(174, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 8%, 21%)
LABlab(73.7 -43.1 -2.9)
LCHlch(73.7 43.2 183.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.757 0.127 183.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acab9;
background-color: #2acab9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acab9] bg-[#2acab9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acab9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.792, blue: 0.725)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acab9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acab9 on white: 2.05:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acab9 on black: 10.25:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green79.2%
Blue72.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow8.4%
Key (black)20.8%

Color previews

#2acab9 text on a black background

contrast 10.25:1

Card sample

#2acab9 text on a white background

contrast 2.05:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2acab9;
Background color
Panel with #2acab9 background
background-color: #2acab9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2acab9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 202, 185, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 202, 185, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acab9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acab9, #2A70CA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acab9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acab9 in the Color Lab