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#2bc9cb

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

RGB
43, 201, 203
HSL
181°, 65%, 48%
CMYK
79, 1, 0, 20
Luminance
0.4660

Every format

HEX#2bc9cb
RGBrgb(43, 201, 203)
HSLhsl(181, 65%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 1%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(73.9 -37.4 -12.3)
LCHlch(73.9 39.4 198.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.761 0.122 196.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2bc9cb;
background-color: #2bc9cb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2bc9cb] bg-[#2bc9cb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2bc9cb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.788, blue: 0.796)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2bc9cb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2bc9cb on white: 2.03:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2bc9cb on black: 10.32:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green78.8%
Blue79.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.8%
Magenta1.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)20.4%

Color previews

#2bc9cb text on a black background

contrast 10.32:1

Card sample

#2bc9cb text on a white background

contrast 2.03:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2bc9cb;
Background color
Panel with #2bc9cb background
background-color: #2bc9cb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2bc9cb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 201, 203, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 201, 203, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2bc9cb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bc9cb, #2B5ECB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2bc9cb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2bc9cb in the Color Lab