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#2acdbd

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

RGB
42, 205, 189
HSL
174°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
80, 0, 8, 20
Luminance
0.4783

Every format

HEX#2acdbd
RGBrgb(42, 205, 189)
HSLhsl(174, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 8%, 20%)
LABlab(74.7 -43.3 -3.5)
LCHlch(74.7 43.4 184.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.766 0.128 184.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acdbd;
background-color: #2acdbd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acdbd] bg-[#2acdbd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acdbd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.804, blue: 0.741)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acdbd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acdbd on white: 1.99:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acdbd on black: 10.57:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green80.4%
Blue74.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow7.8%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#2acdbd text on a black background

contrast 10.57:1

Card sample

#2acdbd text on a white background

contrast 1.99:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 205, 189, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 205, 189, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acdbd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acdbd, #2A70CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acdbd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acdbd in the Color Lab