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#2adcf0

a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: cyan

RGB
42, 220, 240
HSL
186°, 87%, 55%
CMYK
83, 8, 0, 6
Luminance
0.5797

Every format

HEX#2adcf0
RGBrgb(42, 220, 240)
HSLhsl(186, 87%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 8%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(80.7 -35.2 -21.9)
LCHlch(80.7 41.5 211.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.820 0.134 207.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2adcf0;
background-color: #2adcf0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2adcf0] bg-[#2adcf0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2adcf0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.863, blue: 0.941)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2adcf0")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2adcf0 on white: 1.67:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2adcf0 on black: 12.59:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green86.3%
Blue94.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan82.5%
Magenta8.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.9%

Color previews

#2adcf0 text on a black background

contrast 12.59:1

Card sample

#2adcf0 text on a white background

contrast 1.67:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2adcf0;
Background color
Panel with #2adcf0 background
background-color: #2adcf0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2adcf0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 220, 240, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 220, 240, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2adcf0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2adcf0, #2A58F0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2adcf0

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2adcf0 in the Color Lab