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#2acda9

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

RGB
42, 205, 169
HSL
167°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
80, 0, 18, 20
Luminance
0.4702

Every format

HEX#2acda9
RGBrgb(42, 205, 169)
HSLhsl(167, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 18%, 20%)
LABlab(74.2 -48.6 6.5)
LCHlch(74.2 49.0 172.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.760 0.138 173.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acda9;
background-color: #2acda9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acda9] bg-[#2acda9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acda9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.804, blue: 0.663)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acda9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acda9 on white: 2.02:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acda9 on black: 10.40:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green80.4%
Blue66.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow17.6%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#2acda9 text on a black background

contrast 10.40:1

Card sample

#2acda9 text on a white background

contrast 2.02:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2acda9;
Background color
Panel with #2acda9 background
background-color: #2acda9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2acda9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 205, 169, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 205, 169, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acda9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acda9, #2A84CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acda9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acda9 in the Color Lab