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#2cdad4

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

RGB
44, 218, 212
HSL
178°, 70%, 51%
CMYK
80, 0, 3, 15
Luminance
0.5543

Every format

HEX#2cdad4
RGBrgb(44, 218, 212)
HSLhsl(178, 70%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 3%, 15%)
LABlab(79.3 -42.4 -9.1)
LCHlch(79.3 43.4 192.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.806 0.132 191.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2cdad4;
background-color: #2cdad4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2cdad4] bg-[#2cdad4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2cdad4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.855, blue: 0.831)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2cdad4")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2cdad4 on white: 1.74:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2cdad4 on black: 12.09:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green85.5%
Blue83.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow2.8%
Key (black)14.5%

Color previews

#2cdad4 text on a black background

contrast 12.09:1

Card sample

#2cdad4 text on a white background

contrast 1.74:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2cdad4;
Background color
Panel with #2cdad4 background
background-color: #2cdad4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2cdad4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 218, 212, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 218, 212, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2cdad4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cdad4, #2C6CDA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2cdad4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2cdad4 in the Color Lab