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#2acbbd

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

RGB
42, 203, 189
HSL
175°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
79, 0, 7, 20
Luminance
0.4688

Every format

HEX#2acbbd
RGBrgb(42, 203, 189)
HSLhsl(175, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 7%, 20%)
LABlab(74.1 -42.4 -4.4)
LCHlch(74.1 42.6 185.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.761 0.126 185.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acbbd;
background-color: #2acbbd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acbbd] bg-[#2acbbd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acbbd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.796, blue: 0.741)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acbbd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acbbd on white: 2.02:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acbbd on black: 10.38:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green79.6%
Blue74.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow6.9%
Key (black)20.4%

Color previews

#2acbbd text on a black background

contrast 10.38:1

Card sample

#2acbbd text on a white background

contrast 2.02:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 203, 189, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 203, 189, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acbbd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acbbd, #2A6ECB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acbbd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acbbd in the Color Lab