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#2acbd0

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

RGB
42, 203, 208
HSL
182°, 66%, 49%
CMYK
80, 2, 0, 18
Luminance
0.4776

Every format

HEX#2acbd0
RGBrgb(42, 203, 208)
HSLhsl(182, 66%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 2%, 0%, 18%)
LABlab(74.7 -37.0 -13.9)
LCHlch(74.7 39.5 200.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.768 0.123 198.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acbd0;
background-color: #2acbd0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acbd0] bg-[#2acbd0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acbd0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.796, blue: 0.816)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acbd0")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acbd0 on white: 1.99:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acbd0 on black: 10.55:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green79.6%
Blue81.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.8%
Magenta2.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)18.4%

Color previews

#2acbd0 text on a black background

contrast 10.55:1

Card sample

#2acbd0 text on a white background

contrast 1.99:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2acbd0;
Background color
Panel with #2acbd0 background
background-color: #2acbd0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2acbd0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 203, 208, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 203, 208, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acbd0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acbd0, #2A5CD0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acbd0

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acbd0 in the Color Lab