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#2adcd5

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

RGB
42, 220, 213
HSL
178°, 72%, 51%
CMYK
81, 0, 3, 14
Luminance
0.5648

Every format

HEX#2adcd5
RGBrgb(42, 220, 213)
HSLhsl(178, 72%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 3%, 14%)
LABlab(79.9 -43.2 -8.8)
LCHlch(79.9 44.1 191.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.811 0.133 190.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2adcd5;
background-color: #2adcd5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2adcd5] bg-[#2adcd5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2adcd5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.863, blue: 0.835)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2adcd5")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2adcd5 on white: 1.71:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2adcd5 on black: 12.30:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green86.3%
Blue83.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow3.2%
Key (black)13.7%

Color previews

#2adcd5 text on a black background

contrast 12.30:1

Card sample

#2adcd5 text on a white background

contrast 1.71:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2adcd5;
Background color
Panel with #2adcd5 background
background-color: #2adcd5;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2adcd5;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 220, 213, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 220, 213, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2adcd5;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2adcd5, #2A6DDC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2adcd5

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2adcd5 in the Color Lab