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#2acdcf

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

RGB
42, 205, 207
HSL
181°, 66%, 49%
CMYK
80, 1, 0, 19
Luminance
0.4866

Every format

HEX#2acdcf
RGBrgb(42, 205, 207)
HSLhsl(181, 66%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 1%, 0%, 19%)
LABlab(75.2 -38.2 -12.5)
LCHlch(75.2 40.2 198.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.772 0.124 196.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acdcf;
background-color: #2acdcf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acdcf] bg-[#2acdcf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acdcf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.804, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acdcf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acdcf on white: 1.96:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acdcf on black: 10.73:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green80.4%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.7%
Magenta1.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)18.8%

Color previews

#2acdcf text on a black background

contrast 10.73:1

Card sample

#2acdcf text on a white background

contrast 1.96:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 205, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 205, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acdcf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acdcf, #2A5FCF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acdcf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acdcf in the Color Lab