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#2acdae

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

RGB
42, 205, 174
HSL
169°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
80, 0, 15, 20
Luminance
0.4721

Every format

HEX#2acdae
RGBrgb(42, 205, 174)
HSLhsl(169, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 15%, 20%)
LABlab(74.3 -47.3 4.0)
LCHlch(74.3 47.5 175.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.762 0.135 175.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acdae;
background-color: #2acdae;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acdae] bg-[#2acdae]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acdae;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.804, blue: 0.682)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acdae")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acdae on white: 2.01:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acdae on black: 10.44:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green80.4%
Blue68.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow15.1%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#2acdae text on a black background

contrast 10.44:1

Card sample

#2acdae text on a white background

contrast 2.01:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 205, 174, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 205, 174, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acdae;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acdae, #2A7FCD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acdae

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acdae in the Color Lab