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#2ac3df

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

RGB
42, 195, 223
HSL
189°, 74%, 52%
CMYK
81, 13, 0, 13
Luminance
0.4485

Every format

HEX#2ac3df
RGBrgb(42, 195, 223)
HSLhsl(189, 74%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 13%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(72.8 -28.5 -24.9)
LCHlch(72.8 37.8 221.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.754 0.125 213.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ac3df;
background-color: #2ac3df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ac3df] bg-[#2ac3df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ac3df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.765, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ac3df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ac3df on white: 2.11:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ac3df on black: 9.97:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green76.5%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.2%
Magenta12.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#2ac3df text on a black background

contrast 9.97:1

Card sample

#2ac3df text on a white background

contrast 2.11:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ac3df;
Background color
Panel with #2ac3df background
background-color: #2ac3df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ac3df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 195, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 195, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ac3df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ac3df, #2A4ADF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ac3df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ac3df in the Color Lab