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#2ad4cf

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

RGB
42, 212, 207
HSL
178°, 67%, 50%
CMYK
80, 0, 2, 17
Luminance
0.5208

Every format

HEX#2ad4cf
RGBrgb(42, 212, 207)
HSLhsl(178, 67%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 2%, 17%)
LABlab(77.3 -41.3 -9.4)
LCHlch(77.3 42.4 192.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.789 0.129 191.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ad4cf;
background-color: #2ad4cf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ad4cf] bg-[#2ad4cf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ad4cf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.831, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ad4cf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ad4cf on white: 1.84:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ad4cf on black: 11.42:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green83.1%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow2.4%
Key (black)16.9%

Color previews

#2ad4cf text on a black background

contrast 11.42:1

Card sample

#2ad4cf text on a white background

contrast 1.84:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ad4cf;
Background color
Panel with #2ad4cf background
background-color: #2ad4cf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ad4cf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 212, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 212, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ad4cf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ad4cf, #2A68D4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ad4cf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ad4cf in the Color Lab