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#2acad7

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

RGB
42, 202, 215
HSL
185°, 68%, 50%
CMYK
81, 6, 0, 16
Luminance
0.4764

Every format

HEX#2acad7
RGBrgb(42, 202, 215)
HSLhsl(185, 68%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 6%, 0%, 16%)
LABlab(74.6 -34.4 -17.8)
LCHlch(74.6 38.7 207.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.768 0.124 203.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acad7;
background-color: #2acad7;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acad7] bg-[#2acad7]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acad7;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.792, blue: 0.843)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acad7")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acad7 on white: 1.99:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acad7 on black: 10.53:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green79.2%
Blue84.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.5%
Magenta6.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)15.7%

Color previews

#2acad7 text on a black background

contrast 10.53:1

Card sample

#2acad7 text on a white background

contrast 1.99:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2acad7;
Background color
Panel with #2acad7 background
background-color: #2acad7;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2acad7;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 202, 215, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 202, 215, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acad7;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acad7, #2A57D7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acad7

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acad7 in the Color Lab