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#2acdc3

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

RGB
42, 205, 195
HSL
176°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
80, 0, 5, 20
Luminance
0.4810

Every format

HEX#2acdc3
RGBrgb(42, 205, 195)
HSLhsl(176, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 5%, 20%)
LABlab(74.9 -41.6 -6.5)
LCHlch(74.9 42.1 188.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.768 0.126 188.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acdc3;
background-color: #2acdc3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acdc3] bg-[#2acdc3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acdc3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.804, blue: 0.765)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acdc3")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acdc3 on white: 1.98:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acdc3 on black: 10.62:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green80.4%
Blue76.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow4.9%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#2acdc3 text on a black background

contrast 10.62:1

Card sample

#2acdc3 text on a white background

contrast 1.98:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2acdc3;
Background color
Panel with #2acdc3 background
background-color: #2acdc3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2acdc3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 205, 195, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 205, 195, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acdc3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acdc3, #2A6ACD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acdc3

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acdc3 in the Color Lab