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#2aced5

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

RGB
42, 206, 213
HSL
183°, 67%, 50%
CMYK
80, 3, 0, 17
Luminance
0.4944

Every format

HEX#2aced5
RGBrgb(42, 206, 213)
HSLhsl(183, 67%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 3%, 0%, 17%)
LABlab(75.7 -36.9 -15.0)
LCHlch(75.7 39.8 202.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.777 0.125 199.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2aced5;
background-color: #2aced5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2aced5] bg-[#2aced5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2aced5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.808, blue: 0.835)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2aced5")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2aced5 on white: 1.93:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2aced5 on black: 10.89:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green80.8%
Blue83.5%

CMYK percentages

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

Color previews

#2aced5 text on a black background

contrast 10.89:1

Card sample

#2aced5 text on a white background

contrast 1.93:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2aced5;
Background color
Panel with #2aced5 background
background-color: #2aced5;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2aced5;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 206, 213, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 206, 213, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2aced5;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2aced5, #2A5CD5);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2aced5

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2aced5 in the Color Lab