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#2acac4

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

RGB
42, 202, 196
HSL
178°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
79, 0, 3, 21
Luminance
0.4672

Every format

HEX#2acac4
RGBrgb(42, 202, 196)
HSLhsl(178, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 3%, 21%)
LABlab(74.0 -40.0 -8.4)
LCHlch(74.0 40.9 191.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.761 0.124 190.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acac4;
background-color: #2acac4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acac4] bg-[#2acac4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acac4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.792, blue: 0.769)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acac4")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acac4 on white: 2.03:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acac4 on black: 10.34:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green79.2%
Blue76.9%

CMYK percentages

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

Color previews

#2acac4 text on a black background

contrast 10.34:1

Card sample

#2acac4 text on a white background

contrast 2.03:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2acac4;
Background color
Panel with #2acac4 background
background-color: #2acac4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2acac4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 202, 196, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 202, 196, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acac4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acac4, #2A65CA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acac4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acac4 in the Color Lab