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#2acbb9

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

RGB
42, 203, 185
HSL
173°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
79, 0, 9, 20
Luminance
0.4671

Every format

HEX#2acbb9
RGBrgb(42, 203, 185)
HSLhsl(173, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 9%, 20%)
LABlab(74.0 -43.5 -2.4)
LCHlch(74.0 43.6 183.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.760 0.128 183.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acbb9;
background-color: #2acbb9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acbb9] bg-[#2acbb9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acbb9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.796, blue: 0.725)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acbb9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acbb9 on white: 2.03:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acbb9 on black: 10.34:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green79.6%
Blue72.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow8.9%
Key (black)20.4%

Color previews

#2acbb9 text on a black background

contrast 10.34:1

Card sample

#2acbb9 text on a white background

contrast 2.03:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2acbb9;
Background color
Panel with #2acbb9 background
background-color: #2acbb9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2acbb9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 203, 185, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 203, 185, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acbb9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acbb9, #2A72CB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acbb9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acbb9 in the Color Lab