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#2ac5cd

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

RGB
42, 197, 205
HSL
183°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
80, 4, 0, 20
Luminance
0.4483

Every format

HEX#2ac5cd
RGBrgb(42, 197, 205)
HSLhsl(183, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 4%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(72.8 -35.1 -15.1)
LCHlch(72.8 38.2 203.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.752 0.120 200.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ac5cd;
background-color: #2ac5cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ac5cd] bg-[#2ac5cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ac5cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.773, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ac5cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ac5cd on white: 2.11:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ac5cd on black: 9.97:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green77.3%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.5%
Magenta3.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#2ac5cd text on a black background

contrast 9.97:1

Card sample

#2ac5cd text on a white background

contrast 2.11:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ac5cd;
Background color
Panel with #2ac5cd background
background-color: #2ac5cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ac5cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 197, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 197, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ac5cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ac5cd, #2A58CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ac5cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ac5cd in the Color Lab