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#2abdcd

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

RGB
42, 189, 205
HSL
186°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
80, 8, 0, 20
Luminance
0.4130

Every format

HEX#2abdcd
RGBrgb(42, 189, 205)
HSLhsl(186, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 8%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(70.4 -31.3 -18.7)
LCHlch(70.4 36.4 210.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.733 0.117 206.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2abdcd;
background-color: #2abdcd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2abdcd] bg-[#2abdcd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2abdcd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.741, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2abdcd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2abdcd on white: 2.27:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2abdcd on black: 9.26:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green74.1%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.5%
Magenta7.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#2abdcd text on a black background

contrast 9.26:1

Card sample

#2abdcd text on a white background

contrast 2.27:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 189, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 189, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2abdcd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2abdcd, #2A50CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2abdcd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2abdcd in the Color Lab