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#2af5ce

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

RGB
42, 245, 206
HSL
169°, 91%, 56%
CMYK
83, 0, 16, 4
Luminance
0.7025

Every format

HEX#2af5ce
RGBrgb(42, 245, 206)
HSLhsl(169, 91%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 0%, 16%, 4%)
LABlab(87.1 -55.5 5.5)
LCHlch(87.1 55.8 174.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.869 0.158 175.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2af5ce;
background-color: #2af5ce;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2af5ce] bg-[#2af5ce]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2af5ce;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.961, blue: 0.808)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2af5ce")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2af5ce on white: 1.40:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2af5ce on black: 15.05:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green96.1%
Blue80.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan82.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow15.9%
Key (black)3.9%

Color previews

#2af5ce text on a black background

contrast 15.05:1

Card sample

#2af5ce text on a white background

contrast 1.40:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2af5ce;
Background color
Panel with #2af5ce background
background-color: #2af5ce;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2af5ce;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 245, 206, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 245, 206, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2af5ce;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2af5ce, #2A95F5);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2af5ce

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2af5ce in the Color Lab