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#2ae5df

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

RGB
42, 229, 223
HSL
178°, 78%, 53%
CMYK
82, 0, 3, 10
Luminance
0.6186

Every format

HEX#2ae5df
RGBrgb(42, 229, 223)
HSLhsl(178, 78%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 0%, 3%, 10%)
LABlab(82.8 -44.3 -9.7)
LCHlch(82.8 45.4 192.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.836 0.138 191.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ae5df;
background-color: #2ae5df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ae5df] bg-[#2ae5df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ae5df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.898, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ae5df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ae5df on white: 1.57:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ae5df on black: 13.37:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green89.8%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow2.6%
Key (black)10.2%

Color previews

#2ae5df text on a black background

contrast 13.37:1

Card sample

#2ae5df text on a white background

contrast 1.57:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ae5df;
Background color
Panel with #2ae5df background
background-color: #2ae5df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ae5df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 229, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 229, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ae5df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ae5df, #2A6EE5);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ae5df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ae5df in the Color Lab