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#2dcdad

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

RGB
45, 205, 173
HSL
168°, 64%, 49%
CMYK
78, 0, 16, 20
Luminance
0.4724

Every format

HEX#2dcdad
RGBrgb(45, 205, 173)
HSLhsl(168, 64%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 0%, 16%, 20%)
LABlab(74.3 -47.3 4.6)
LCHlch(74.3 47.5 174.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.762 0.135 175.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2dcdad;
background-color: #2dcdad;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2dcdad] bg-[#2dcdad]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2dcdad;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.804, blue: 0.678)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2dcdad")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2dcdad on white: 2.01:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2dcdad on black: 10.45:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green80.4%
Blue67.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow15.6%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#2dcdad text on a black background

contrast 10.45:1

Card sample

#2dcdad text on a white background

contrast 2.01:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 205, 173, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 205, 173, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2dcdad;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2dcdad, #2D82CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2dcdad

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2dcdad in the Color Lab