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#2ac6de

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

RGB
42, 198, 222
HSL
188°, 73%, 52%
CMYK
81, 11, 0, 13
Luminance
0.4615

Every format

HEX#2ac6de
RGBrgb(42, 198, 222)
HSLhsl(188, 73%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 11%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(73.6 -30.3 -23.0)
LCHlch(73.6 38.1 217.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.761 0.125 211.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ac6de;
background-color: #2ac6de;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ac6de] bg-[#2ac6de]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ac6de;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.776, blue: 0.871)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ac6de")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ac6de on white: 2.05:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ac6de on black: 10.23:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green77.6%
Blue87.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.1%
Magenta10.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.9%

Color previews

#2ac6de text on a black background

contrast 10.23:1

Card sample

#2ac6de text on a white background

contrast 2.05:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ac6de;
Background color
Panel with #2ac6de background
background-color: #2ac6de;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ac6de;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 198, 222, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 198, 222, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ac6de;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ac6de, #2A4EDE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ac6de

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ac6de in the Color Lab