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#2dc5cd

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

RGB
45, 197, 205
HSL
183°, 64%, 49%
CMYK
78, 4, 0, 20
Luminance
0.4490

Every format

HEX#2dc5cd
RGBrgb(45, 197, 205)
HSLhsl(183, 64%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 4%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(72.8 -34.8 -15.0)
LCHlch(72.8 37.9 203.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.752 0.119 200.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2dc5cd;
background-color: #2dc5cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2dc5cd] bg-[#2dc5cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2dc5cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.773, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2dc5cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2dc5cd on white: 2.10:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2dc5cd on black: 9.98:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green77.3%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.0%
Magenta3.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#2dc5cd text on a black background

contrast 9.98:1

Card sample

#2dc5cd text on a white background

contrast 2.10:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2dc5cd;
Background color
Panel with #2dc5cd background
background-color: #2dc5cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2dc5cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 197, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 197, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2dc5cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2dc5cd, #2D5ACD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2dc5cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2dc5cd in the Color Lab