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#2acdd0

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

RGB
42, 205, 208
HSL
181°, 66%, 49%
CMYK
80, 1, 0, 18
Luminance
0.4871

Every format

HEX#2acdd0
RGBrgb(42, 205, 208)
HSLhsl(181, 66%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 1%, 0%, 18%)
LABlab(75.3 -37.9 -13.0)
LCHlch(75.3 40.0 198.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.772 0.124 196.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acdd0;
background-color: #2acdd0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acdd0] bg-[#2acdd0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acdd0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.804, blue: 0.816)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acdd0")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acdd0 on white: 1.95:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acdd0 on black: 10.74:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green80.4%
Blue81.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.8%
Magenta1.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)18.4%

Color previews

#2acdd0 text on a black background

contrast 10.74:1

Card sample

#2acdd0 text on a white background

contrast 1.95:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2acdd0;
Background color
Panel with #2acdd0 background
background-color: #2acdd0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2acdd0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 205, 208, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 205, 208, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acdd0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acdd0, #2A5ED0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acdd0

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acdd0 in the Color Lab