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#2ac0dc

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

RGB
42, 192, 220
HSL
189°, 72%, 51%
CMYK
81, 13, 0, 14
Luminance
0.4336

Every format

HEX#2ac0dc
RGBrgb(42, 192, 220)
HSLhsl(189, 72%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 13%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(71.8 -28.0 -24.7)
LCHlch(71.8 37.4 221.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.746 0.123 214.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ac0dc;
background-color: #2ac0dc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ac0dc] bg-[#2ac0dc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ac0dc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.753, blue: 0.863)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ac0dc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ac0dc on white: 2.17:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ac0dc on black: 9.67:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green75.3%
Blue86.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.9%
Magenta12.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)13.7%

Color previews

#2ac0dc text on a black background

contrast 9.67:1

Card sample

#2ac0dc text on a white background

contrast 2.17:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ac0dc;
Background color
Panel with #2ac0dc background
background-color: #2ac0dc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ac0dc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 192, 220, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 192, 220, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ac0dc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ac0dc, #2A4ADC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ac0dc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ac0dc in the Color Lab