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#2bbcad

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

RGB
43, 188, 173
HSL
174°, 63%, 45%
CMYK
77, 0, 8, 26
Luminance
0.3950

Every format

HEX#2bbcad
RGBrgb(43, 188, 173)
HSLhsl(174, 63%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 0%, 8%, 26%)
LABlab(69.1 -40.1 -3.1)
LCHlch(69.1 40.2 184.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.719 0.118 184.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2bbcad;
background-color: #2bbcad;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2bbcad] bg-[#2bbcad]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2bbcad;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.737, blue: 0.678)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2bbcad")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2bbcad on white: 2.36:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2bbcad on black: 8.90:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green73.7%
Blue67.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan77.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow8.0%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#2bbcad text on a black background

contrast 8.90:1

Card sample

#2bbcad text on a white background

contrast 2.36:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 188, 173, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 188, 173, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2bbcad;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bbcad, #2B6ABC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2bbcad

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2bbcad in the Color Lab