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#2bc9ab

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

RGB
43, 201, 171
HSL
169°, 65%, 48%
CMYK
79, 0, 15, 21
Luminance
0.4523

Every format

HEX#2bc9ab
RGBrgb(43, 201, 171)
HSLhsl(169, 65%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 15%, 21%)
LABlab(73.0 -46.3 3.8)
LCHlch(73.0 46.4 175.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.751 0.132 176.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2bc9ab;
background-color: #2bc9ab;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2bc9ab] bg-[#2bc9ab]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2bc9ab;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.788, blue: 0.671)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2bc9ab")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2bc9ab on white: 2.09:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2bc9ab on black: 10.05:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green78.8%
Blue67.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow14.9%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#2bc9ab text on a black background

contrast 10.05:1

Card sample

#2bc9ab text on a white background

contrast 2.09:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2bc9ab;
Background color
Panel with #2bc9ab background
background-color: #2bc9ab;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2bc9ab;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 201, 171, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 201, 171, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2bc9ab;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bc9ab, #2B7EC9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2bc9ab

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2bc9ab in the Color Lab