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#2acdbc

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

RGB
42, 205, 188
HSL
174°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
80, 0, 8, 20
Luminance
0.4779

Every format

HEX#2acdbc
RGBrgb(42, 205, 188)
HSLhsl(174, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 8%, 20%)
LABlab(74.7 -43.6 -3.0)
LCHlch(74.7 43.7 184.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.766 0.128 184.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acdbc;
background-color: #2acdbc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acdbc] bg-[#2acdbc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acdbc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.804, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acdbc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acdbc on white: 1.99:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acdbc on black: 10.56:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green80.4%
Blue73.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow8.3%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#2acdbc text on a black background

contrast 10.56:1

Card sample

#2acdbc text on a white background

contrast 1.99:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 205, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 205, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acdbc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acdbc, #2A71CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acdbc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acdbc in the Color Lab