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#2acdd5

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

RGB
42, 205, 213
HSL
183°, 67%, 50%
CMYK
80, 4, 0, 17
Luminance
0.4896

Every format

HEX#2acdd5
RGBrgb(42, 205, 213)
HSLhsl(183, 67%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 4%, 0%, 17%)
LABlab(75.4 -36.4 -15.4)
LCHlch(75.4 39.5 203.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.774 0.125 200.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acdd5;
background-color: #2acdd5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acdd5] bg-[#2acdd5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acdd5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.804, blue: 0.835)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acdd5")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acdd5 on white: 1.95:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acdd5 on black: 10.79:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green80.4%
Blue83.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.3%
Magenta3.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)16.5%

Color previews

#2acdd5 text on a black background

contrast 10.79:1

Card sample

#2acdd5 text on a white background

contrast 1.95:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2acdd5;
Background color
Panel with #2acdd5 background
background-color: #2acdd5;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2acdd5;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 205, 213, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 205, 213, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acdd5;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acdd5, #2A5BD5);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acdd5

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acdd5 in the Color Lab