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#2acbd9

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

RGB
42, 203, 217
HSL
185°, 70%, 51%
CMYK
81, 7, 0, 15
Luminance
0.4821

Every format

HEX#2acbd9
RGBrgb(42, 203, 217)
HSLhsl(185, 70%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 7%, 0%, 15%)
LABlab(75.0 -34.3 -18.3)
LCHlch(75.0 38.8 208.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.771 0.124 204.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acbd9;
background-color: #2acbd9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acbd9] bg-[#2acbd9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acbd9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.796, blue: 0.851)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acbd9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acbd9 on white: 1.97:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acbd9 on black: 10.64:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green79.6%
Blue85.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.6%
Magenta6.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.9%

Color previews

#2acbd9 text on a black background

contrast 10.64:1

Card sample

#2acbd9 text on a white background

contrast 1.97:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2acbd9;
Background color
Panel with #2acbd9 background
background-color: #2acbd9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2acbd9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 203, 217, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 203, 217, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acbd9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acbd9, #2A56D9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acbd9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acbd9 in the Color Lab