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#2acd9f

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

RGB
42, 205, 159
HSL
163°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
80, 0, 22, 20
Luminance
0.4666

Every format

HEX#2acd9f
RGBrgb(42, 205, 159)
HSLhsl(163, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 22%, 20%)
LABlab(74.0 -51.0 11.6)
LCHlch(74.0 52.3 167.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.758 0.144 168.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acd9f;
background-color: #2acd9f;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acd9f] bg-[#2acd9f]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acd9f;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.804, blue: 0.624)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acd9f")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acd9f on white: 2.03:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acd9f on black: 10.33:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green80.4%
Blue62.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow22.4%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#2acd9f text on a black background

contrast 10.33:1

Card sample

#2acd9f text on a white background

contrast 2.03:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2acd9f;
Background color
Panel with #2acd9f background
background-color: #2acd9f;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2acd9f;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 205, 159, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 205, 159, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acd9f;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acd9f, #2A8ECD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acd9f

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acd9f in the Color Lab