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#2acdc6

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

RGB
42, 205, 198
HSL
177°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
80, 0, 3, 20
Luminance
0.4823

Every format

HEX#2acdc6
RGBrgb(42, 205, 198)
HSLhsl(177, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 3%, 20%)
LABlab(75.0 -40.8 -8.0)
LCHlch(75.0 41.5 191.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.769 0.126 190.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acdc6;
background-color: #2acdc6;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acdc6] bg-[#2acdc6]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acdc6;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.804, blue: 0.776)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acdc6")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acdc6 on white: 1.97:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acdc6 on black: 10.65:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green80.4%
Blue77.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow3.4%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#2acdc6 text on a black background

contrast 10.65:1

Card sample

#2acdc6 text on a white background

contrast 1.97:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2acdc6;
Background color
Panel with #2acdc6 background
background-color: #2acdc6;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2acdc6;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 205, 198, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 205, 198, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acdc6;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acdc6, #2A67CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acdc6

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acdc6 in the Color Lab