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#2af3cc

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

RGB
42, 243, 204
HSL
168°, 89%, 56%
CMYK
83, 0, 16, 5
Luminance
0.6895

Every format

HEX#2af3cc
RGBrgb(42, 243, 204)
HSLhsl(168, 89%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 0%, 16%, 5%)
LABlab(86.5 -55.2 5.6)
LCHlch(86.5 55.5 174.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.864 0.157 174.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2af3cc;
background-color: #2af3cc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2af3cc] bg-[#2af3cc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2af3cc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.953, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2af3cc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2af3cc on white: 1.42:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2af3cc on black: 14.79:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green95.3%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan82.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow16.0%
Key (black)4.7%

Color previews

#2af3cc text on a black background

contrast 14.79:1

Card sample

#2af3cc text on a white background

contrast 1.42:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2af3cc;
Background color
Panel with #2af3cc background
background-color: #2af3cc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2af3cc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 243, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 243, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2af3cc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2af3cc, #2A94F3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2af3cc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2af3cc in the Color Lab