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#2acb9d

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

RGB
42, 203, 157
HSL
163°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
79, 0, 23, 20
Luminance
0.4564

Every format

HEX#2acb9d
RGBrgb(42, 203, 157)
HSLhsl(163, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 23%, 20%)
LABlab(73.3 -50.7 11.7)
LCHlch(73.3 52.0 167.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.752 0.144 168.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acb9d;
background-color: #2acb9d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acb9d] bg-[#2acb9d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acb9d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.796, blue: 0.616)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acb9d")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acb9d on white: 2.07:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acb9d on black: 10.13:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green79.6%
Blue61.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow22.7%
Key (black)20.4%

Color previews

#2acb9d text on a black background

contrast 10.13:1

Card sample

#2acb9d text on a white background

contrast 2.07:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2acb9d;
Background color
Panel with #2acb9d background
background-color: #2acb9d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2acb9d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 203, 157, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 203, 157, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acb9d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acb9d, #2A8DCB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acb9d

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acb9d in the Color Lab