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#2abdd4

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

RGB
42, 189, 212
HSL
188°, 67%, 50%
CMYK
80, 11, 0, 17
Luminance
0.4164

Every format

HEX#2abdd4
RGBrgb(42, 189, 212)
HSLhsl(188, 67%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 11%, 0%, 17%)
LABlab(70.6 -29.1 -22.2)
LCHlch(70.6 36.6 217.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.735 0.120 211.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2abdd4;
background-color: #2abdd4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2abdd4] bg-[#2abdd4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2abdd4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.741, blue: 0.831)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2abdd4")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2abdd4 on white: 2.25:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2abdd4 on black: 9.33:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green74.1%
Blue83.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.2%
Magenta10.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)16.9%

Color previews

#2abdd4 text on a black background

contrast 9.33:1

Card sample

#2abdd4 text on a white background

contrast 2.25:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2abdd4;
Background color
Panel with #2abdd4 background
background-color: #2abdd4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2abdd4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 189, 212, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 189, 212, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2abdd4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2abdd4, #2A4CD4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2abdd4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2abdd4 in the Color Lab