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#2bc9aa

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

RGB
43, 201, 170
HSL
168°, 65%, 48%
CMYK
79, 0, 15, 21
Luminance
0.4519

Every format

HEX#2bc9aa
RGBrgb(43, 201, 170)
HSLhsl(168, 65%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 15%, 21%)
LABlab(73.0 -46.5 4.3)
LCHlch(73.0 46.8 174.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.751 0.133 175.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2bc9aa;
background-color: #2bc9aa;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2bc9aa] bg-[#2bc9aa]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2bc9aa;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.788, blue: 0.667)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2bc9aa")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2bc9aa on white: 2.09:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2bc9aa on black: 10.04:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green78.8%
Blue66.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow15.4%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#2bc9aa text on a black background

contrast 10.04:1

Card sample

#2bc9aa text on a white background

contrast 2.09:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2bc9aa;
Background color
Panel with #2bc9aa background
background-color: #2bc9aa;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2bc9aa;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 201, 170, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 201, 170, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2bc9aa;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bc9aa, #2B7FC9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2bc9aa

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2bc9aa in the Color Lab