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#2ac5db

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

RGB
42, 197, 219
HSL
188°, 71%, 51%
CMYK
81, 10, 0, 14
Luminance
0.4554

Every format

HEX#2ac5db
RGBrgb(42, 197, 219)
HSLhsl(188, 71%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 10%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(73.2 -30.8 -22.0)
LCHlch(73.2 37.8 215.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.757 0.123 209.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ac5db;
background-color: #2ac5db;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ac5db] bg-[#2ac5db]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ac5db;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.773, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ac5db")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ac5db on white: 2.08:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ac5db on black: 10.11:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green77.3%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.8%
Magenta10.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#2ac5db text on a black background

contrast 10.11:1

Card sample

#2ac5db text on a white background

contrast 2.08:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ac5db;
Background color
Panel with #2ac5db background
background-color: #2ac5db;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ac5db;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 197, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 197, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ac5db;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ac5db, #2A4FDB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ac5db

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ac5db in the Color Lab