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#2cac9c

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

RGB
44, 172, 156
HSL
173°, 59%, 42%
CMYK
74, 0, 9, 33
Luminance
0.3244

Every format

HEX#2cac9c
RGBrgb(44, 172, 156)
HSLhsl(173, 59%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 0%, 9%, 33%)
LABlab(63.7 -37.5 -1.6)
LCHlch(63.7 37.6 182.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.673 0.110 182.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2cac9c;
background-color: #2cac9c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2cac9c] bg-[#2cac9c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2cac9c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.675, blue: 0.612)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2cac9c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2cac9c on white: 2.80:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2cac9c on black: 7.49:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green67.5%
Blue61.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan74.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow9.3%
Key (black)32.5%

Color previews

#2cac9c text on a black background

contrast 7.49:1

Card sample

#2cac9c text on a white background

contrast 2.80:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2cac9c;
Background color
Panel with #2cac9c background
background-color: #2cac9c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2cac9c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 172, 156, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 172, 156, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2cac9c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cac9c, #2C67AC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2cac9c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2cac9c in the Color Lab