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#2adcac

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

RGB
42, 220, 172
HSL
164°, 72%, 51%
CMYK
81, 0, 22, 14
Luminance
0.5466

Every format

HEX#2adcac
RGBrgb(42, 220, 172)
HSLhsl(164, 72%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 22%, 14%)
LABlab(78.8 -53.9 11.5)
LCHlch(78.8 55.1 167.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.799 0.152 168.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2adcac;
background-color: #2adcac;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2adcac] bg-[#2adcac]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2adcac;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.863, blue: 0.675)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2adcac")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2adcac on white: 1.76:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2adcac on black: 11.93:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green86.3%
Blue67.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow21.8%
Key (black)13.7%

Color previews

#2adcac text on a black background

contrast 11.93:1

Card sample

#2adcac text on a white background

contrast 1.76:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 220, 172, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 220, 172, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2adcac;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2adcac, #2A95DC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2adcac

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2adcac in the Color Lab