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#2ad0cd

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

RGB
42, 208, 205
HSL
179°, 66%, 49%
CMYK
80, 0, 1, 18
Luminance
0.5001

Every format

HEX#2ad0cd
RGBrgb(42, 208, 205)
HSLhsl(179, 66%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 1%, 18%)
LABlab(76.1 -40.1 -10.2)
LCHlch(76.1 41.4 194.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.779 0.127 192.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ad0cd;
background-color: #2ad0cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ad0cd] bg-[#2ad0cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ad0cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.816, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ad0cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ad0cd on white: 1.91:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ad0cd on black: 11.00:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green81.6%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow1.4%
Key (black)18.4%

Color previews

#2ad0cd text on a black background

contrast 11.00:1

Card sample

#2ad0cd text on a white background

contrast 1.91:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ad0cd;
Background color
Panel with #2ad0cd background
background-color: #2ad0cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ad0cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 208, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 208, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ad0cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ad0cd, #2A64D0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ad0cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ad0cd in the Color Lab