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#2bc9bd

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

RGB
43, 201, 189
HSL
175°, 65%, 48%
CMYK
79, 0, 6, 21
Luminance
0.4596

Every format

HEX#2bc9bd
RGBrgb(43, 201, 189)
HSLhsl(175, 65%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 6%, 21%)
LABlab(73.5 -41.4 -5.3)
LCHlch(73.5 41.8 187.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.756 0.124 186.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2bc9bd;
background-color: #2bc9bd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2bc9bd] bg-[#2bc9bd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2bc9bd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.788, blue: 0.741)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2bc9bd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2bc9bd on white: 2.06:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2bc9bd on black: 10.19:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green78.8%
Blue74.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow6.0%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#2bc9bd text on a black background

contrast 10.19:1

Card sample

#2bc9bd text on a white background

contrast 2.06:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2bc9bd;
Background color
Panel with #2bc9bd background
background-color: #2bc9bd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2bc9bd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 201, 189, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 201, 189, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2bc9bd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bc9bd, #2B6CC9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2bc9bd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2bc9bd in the Color Lab