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#2accc9

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

RGB
42, 204, 201
HSL
179°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
79, 0, 2, 20
Luminance
0.4790

Every format

HEX#2accc9
RGBrgb(42, 204, 201)
HSLhsl(179, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 2%, 20%)
LABlab(74.8 -39.5 -10.0)
LCHlch(74.8 40.7 194.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.768 0.124 192.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2accc9;
background-color: #2accc9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2accc9] bg-[#2accc9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2accc9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.800, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2accc9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2accc9 on white: 1.99:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2accc9 on black: 10.58:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green80.0%
Blue78.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow1.5%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#2accc9 text on a black background

contrast 10.58:1

Card sample

#2accc9 text on a white background

contrast 1.99:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2accc9;
Background color
Panel with #2accc9 background
background-color: #2accc9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2accc9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 204, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 204, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2accc9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2accc9, #2A63CC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2accc9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2accc9 in the Color Lab