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#2acacd

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

RGB
42, 202, 205
HSL
181°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
80, 2, 0, 20
Luminance
0.4714

Every format

HEX#2acacd
RGBrgb(42, 202, 205)
HSLhsl(181, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 2%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(74.3 -37.4 -12.8)
LCHlch(74.3 39.5 199.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.764 0.123 196.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acacd;
background-color: #2acacd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acacd] bg-[#2acacd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acacd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.792, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acacd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acacd on white: 2.01:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acacd on black: 10.43:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green79.2%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.5%
Magenta1.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#2acacd text on a black background

contrast 10.43:1

Card sample

#2acacd text on a white background

contrast 2.01:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 202, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 202, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acacd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acacd, #2A5DCD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acacd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acacd in the Color Lab