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#2abdc9

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

RGB
42, 189, 201
HSL
185°, 65%, 48%
CMYK
79, 6, 0, 21
Luminance
0.4110

Every format

HEX#2abdc9
RGBrgb(42, 189, 201)
HSLhsl(185, 65%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 6%, 0%, 21%)
LABlab(70.3 -32.5 -16.7)
LCHlch(70.3 36.5 207.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.731 0.117 203.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2abdc9;
background-color: #2abdc9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2abdc9] bg-[#2abdc9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2abdc9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.741, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2abdc9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2abdc9 on white: 2.28:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2abdc9 on black: 9.22:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green74.1%
Blue78.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.1%
Magenta6.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#2abdc9 text on a black background

contrast 9.22:1

Card sample

#2abdc9 text on a white background

contrast 2.28:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2abdc9;
Background color
Panel with #2abdc9 background
background-color: #2abdc9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2abdc9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 189, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 189, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2abdc9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2abdc9, #2A53C9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2abdc9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2abdc9 in the Color Lab