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#2acdc5

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

RGB
42, 205, 197
HSL
177°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
80, 0, 4, 20
Luminance
0.4819

Every format

HEX#2acdc5
RGBrgb(42, 205, 197)
HSLhsl(177, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 4%, 20%)
LABlab(74.9 -41.1 -7.5)
LCHlch(74.9 41.7 190.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.769 0.126 189.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acdc5;
background-color: #2acdc5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acdc5] bg-[#2acdc5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acdc5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.804, blue: 0.773)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acdc5")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acdc5 on white: 1.97:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acdc5 on black: 10.64:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green80.4%
Blue77.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow3.9%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#2acdc5 text on a black background

contrast 10.64:1

Card sample

#2acdc5 text on a white background

contrast 1.97:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2acdc5;
Background color
Panel with #2acdc5 background
background-color: #2acdc5;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2acdc5;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 205, 197, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 205, 197, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acdc5;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acdc5, #2A68CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acdc5

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acdc5 in the Color Lab