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#2acad6

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

RGB
42, 202, 214
HSL
184°, 68%, 50%
CMYK
80, 6, 0, 16
Luminance
0.4759

Every format

HEX#2acad6
RGBrgb(42, 202, 214)
HSLhsl(184, 68%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 6%, 0%, 16%)
LABlab(74.6 -34.7 -17.3)
LCHlch(74.6 38.8 206.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.767 0.123 202.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acad6;
background-color: #2acad6;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acad6] bg-[#2acad6]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acad6;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.792, blue: 0.839)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acad6")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acad6 on white: 2.00:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acad6 on black: 10.52:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green79.2%
Blue83.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.4%
Magenta5.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)16.1%

Color previews

#2acad6 text on a black background

contrast 10.52:1

Card sample

#2acad6 text on a white background

contrast 2.00:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2acad6;
Background color
Panel with #2acad6 background
background-color: #2acad6;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2acad6;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 202, 214, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 202, 214, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acad6;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acad6, #2A57D6);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acad6

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acad6 in the Color Lab