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#2adcd1

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

RGB
42, 220, 209
HSL
176°, 72%, 51%
CMYK
81, 0, 5, 14
Luminance
0.5628

Every format

HEX#2adcd1
RGBrgb(42, 220, 209)
HSLhsl(176, 72%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 5%, 14%)
LABlab(79.8 -44.3 -6.8)
LCHlch(79.8 44.8 188.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.809 0.134 188.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2adcd1;
background-color: #2adcd1;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2adcd1] bg-[#2adcd1]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2adcd1;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.863, blue: 0.820)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2adcd1")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2adcd1 on white: 1.71:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2adcd1 on black: 12.26:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green86.3%
Blue82.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow5.0%
Key (black)13.7%

Color previews

#2adcd1 text on a black background

contrast 12.26:1

Card sample

#2adcd1 text on a white background

contrast 1.71:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2adcd1;
Background color
Panel with #2adcd1 background
background-color: #2adcd1;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2adcd1;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 220, 209, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 220, 209, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2adcd1;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2adcd1, #2A70DC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2adcd1

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2adcd1 in the Color Lab