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#2acd97

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

RGB
42, 205, 151
HSL
160°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
80, 0, 26, 20
Luminance
0.4639

Every format

HEX#2acd97
RGBrgb(42, 205, 151)
HSLhsl(160, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 26%, 20%)
LABlab(73.8 -52.9 15.6)
LCHlch(73.8 55.1 163.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.756 0.150 164.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acd97;
background-color: #2acd97;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acd97] bg-[#2acd97]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acd97;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.804, blue: 0.592)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acd97")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acd97 on white: 2.04:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acd97 on black: 10.28:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green80.4%
Blue59.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow26.3%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#2acd97 text on a black background

contrast 10.28:1

Card sample

#2acd97 text on a white background

contrast 2.04:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2acd97;
Background color
Panel with #2acd97 background
background-color: #2acd97;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2acd97;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 205, 151, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 205, 151, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acd97;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acd97, #2A96CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acd97

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acd97 in the Color Lab