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#2adcdf

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

RGB
42, 220, 223
HSL
181°, 74%, 52%
CMYK
81, 1, 0, 13
Luminance
0.5701

Every format

HEX#2adcdf
RGBrgb(42, 220, 223)
HSLhsl(181, 74%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 1%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(80.2 -40.3 -13.7)
LCHlch(80.2 42.6 198.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.814 0.132 196.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2adcdf;
background-color: #2adcdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2adcdf] bg-[#2adcdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2adcdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.863, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2adcdf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2adcdf on white: 1.69:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2adcdf on black: 12.40:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green86.3%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.2%
Magenta1.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#2adcdf text on a black background

contrast 12.40:1

Card sample

#2adcdf text on a white background

contrast 1.69:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 220, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 220, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2adcdf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2adcdf, #2A63DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2adcdf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2adcdf in the Color Lab