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#2ad9af

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

RGB
42, 217, 175
HSL
166°, 70%, 51%
CMYK
81, 0, 19, 15
Luminance
0.5321

Every format

HEX#2ad9af
RGBrgb(42, 217, 175)
HSLhsl(166, 70%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 19%, 15%)
LABlab(78.0 -52.0 8.8)
LCHlch(78.0 52.7 170.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.792 0.147 171.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ad9af;
background-color: #2ad9af;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ad9af] bg-[#2ad9af]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ad9af;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.851, blue: 0.686)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ad9af")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ad9af on white: 1.80:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ad9af on black: 11.64:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green85.1%
Blue68.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow19.4%
Key (black)14.9%

Color previews

#2ad9af text on a black background

contrast 11.64:1

Card sample

#2ad9af text on a white background

contrast 1.80:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ad9af;
Background color
Panel with #2ad9af background
background-color: #2ad9af;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ad9af;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 217, 175, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 217, 175, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ad9af;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ad9af, #2A8ED9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ad9af

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ad9af in the Color Lab