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#2bc9c5

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

RGB
43, 201, 197
HSL
179°, 65%, 48%
CMYK
79, 0, 2, 21
Luminance
0.4632

Every format

HEX#2bc9c5
RGBrgb(43, 201, 197)
HSLhsl(179, 65%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 2%, 21%)
LABlab(73.8 -39.2 -9.3)
LCHlch(73.8 40.3 193.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.759 0.123 192.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2bc9c5;
background-color: #2bc9c5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2bc9c5] bg-[#2bc9c5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2bc9c5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.788, blue: 0.773)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2bc9c5")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2bc9c5 on white: 2.05:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2bc9c5 on black: 10.26:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green78.8%
Blue77.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow2.0%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#2bc9c5 text on a black background

contrast 10.26:1

Card sample

#2bc9c5 text on a white background

contrast 2.05:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2bc9c5;
Background color
Panel with #2bc9c5 background
background-color: #2bc9c5;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2bc9c5;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 201, 197, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 201, 197, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2bc9c5;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bc9c5, #2B64C9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2bc9c5

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2bc9c5 in the Color Lab