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#2acadc

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

RGB
42, 202, 220
HSL
186°, 72%, 51%
CMYK
81, 8, 0, 14
Luminance
0.4790

Every format

HEX#2acadc
RGBrgb(42, 202, 220)
HSLhsl(186, 72%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 8%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(74.8 -32.9 -20.2)
LCHlch(74.8 38.6 211.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.770 0.125 206.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acadc;
background-color: #2acadc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acadc] bg-[#2acadc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acadc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.792, blue: 0.863)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acadc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acadc on white: 1.98:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acadc on black: 10.58:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green79.2%
Blue86.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.9%
Magenta8.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)13.7%

Color previews

#2acadc text on a black background

contrast 10.58:1

Card sample

#2acadc text on a white background

contrast 1.98:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 202, 220, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 202, 220, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acadc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acadc, #2A53DC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acadc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acadc in the Color Lab