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#2acabd

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

RGB
42, 202, 189
HSL
175°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
79, 0, 6, 21
Luminance
0.4641

Every format

HEX#2acabd
RGBrgb(42, 202, 189)
HSLhsl(175, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 6%, 21%)
LABlab(73.8 -42.0 -4.9)
LCHlch(73.8 42.3 186.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.759 0.125 186.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acabd;
background-color: #2acabd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acabd] bg-[#2acabd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acabd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.792, blue: 0.741)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acabd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acabd on white: 2.04:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acabd on black: 10.28:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green79.2%
Blue74.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow6.4%
Key (black)20.8%

Color previews

#2acabd text on a black background

contrast 10.28:1

Card sample

#2acabd text on a white background

contrast 2.04:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 202, 189, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 202, 189, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acabd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acabd, #2A6CCA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acabd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acabd in the Color Lab