#2ad9cf
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise
RGB
42, 217, 207
HSL
177°, 70%, 51%
CMYK
81, 0, 5, 15
Luminance
0.5462
Every format
| HEX | #2ad9cf |
| RGB | rgb(42, 217, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 70%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81%, 0%, 5%, 15%) |
| LAB | lab(78.8 -43.5 -7.1) |
| LCH | lch(78.8 44.1 189.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.801 0.132 188.7) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2ad9cf;
background-color: #2ad9cf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ad9cf] bg-[#2ad9cf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ad9cf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.851, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ad9cf")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2ad9cf on white: 1.76:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2ad9cf on black: 11.92:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red16.5%
Green85.1%
Blue81.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan80.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow4.6%
Key (black)14.9%
Color previews
#2ad9cf text on a black background
contrast 11.92:1
Card sample
#2ad9cf text on a white background
contrast 1.76:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2ad9cf;
Background color
Panel with #2ad9cf background
background-color: #2ad9cf;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ad9cf;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 217, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 217, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ad9cf; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ad9cf, #2A6ED9);