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#2acccd

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

RGB
42, 204, 205
HSL
180°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
80, 1, 0, 20
Luminance
0.4809

Every format

HEX#2acccd
RGBrgb(42, 204, 205)
HSLhsl(180, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 1%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(74.9 -38.3 -11.9)
LCHlch(74.9 40.1 197.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.769 0.124 195.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acccd;
background-color: #2acccd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acccd] bg-[#2acccd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acccd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.800, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acccd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acccd on white: 1.98:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acccd on black: 10.62:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green80.0%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.5%
Magenta0.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#2acccd text on a black background

contrast 10.62:1

Card sample

#2acccd text on a white background

contrast 1.98:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 204, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 204, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acccd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acccd, #2A5FCD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acccd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acccd in the Color Lab