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#2ac4cd

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

RGB
42, 196, 205
HSL
183°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
80, 4, 0, 20
Luminance
0.4438

Every format

HEX#2ac4cd
RGBrgb(42, 196, 205)
HSLhsl(183, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 4%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(72.5 -34.6 -15.5)
LCHlch(72.5 37.9 204.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.750 0.120 201.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ac4cd;
background-color: #2ac4cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ac4cd] bg-[#2ac4cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ac4cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.769, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ac4cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ac4cd on white: 2.13:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ac4cd on black: 9.88:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green76.9%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.5%
Magenta4.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#2ac4cd text on a black background

contrast 9.88:1

Card sample

#2ac4cd text on a white background

contrast 2.13:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ac4cd;
Background color
Panel with #2ac4cd background
background-color: #2ac4cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ac4cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 196, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 196, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ac4cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ac4cd, #2A57CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ac4cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ac4cd in the Color Lab