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#2acac3

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

RGB
42, 202, 195
HSL
177°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
79, 0, 4, 21
Luminance
0.4667

Every format

HEX#2acac3
RGBrgb(42, 202, 195)
HSLhsl(177, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 4%, 21%)
LABlab(74.0 -40.3 -7.9)
LCHlch(74.0 41.0 191.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.761 0.124 190.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acac3;
background-color: #2acac3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acac3] bg-[#2acac3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acac3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.792, blue: 0.765)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acac3")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acac3 on white: 2.03:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acac3 on black: 10.33:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green79.2%
Blue76.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow3.5%
Key (black)20.8%

Color previews

#2acac3 text on a black background

contrast 10.33:1

Card sample

#2acac3 text on a white background

contrast 2.03:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2acac3;
Background color
Panel with #2acac3 background
background-color: #2acac3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2acac3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 202, 195, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 202, 195, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acac3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acac3, #2A66CA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acac3

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acac3 in the Color Lab