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#2af2ec

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

RGB
42, 242, 236
HSL
178°, 89%, 56%
CMYK
83, 0, 3, 5
Luminance
0.7005

Every format

HEX#2af2ec
RGBrgb(42, 242, 236)
HSLhsl(178, 89%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 0%, 3%, 5%)
LABlab(87.0 -46.3 -10.3)
LCHlch(87.0 47.5 192.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.871 0.144 191.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2af2ec;
background-color: #2af2ec;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2af2ec] bg-[#2af2ec]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2af2ec;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.949, blue: 0.925)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2af2ec")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2af2ec on white: 1.40:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2af2ec on black: 15.01:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green94.9%
Blue92.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan82.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow2.5%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#2af2ec text on a black background

contrast 15.01:1

Card sample

#2af2ec text on a white background

contrast 1.40:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2af2ec;
Background color
Panel with #2af2ec background
background-color: #2af2ec;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2af2ec;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 242, 236, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 242, 236, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2af2ec;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2af2ec, #2A73F2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2af2ec

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2af2ec in the Color Lab