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#2bc9db

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

RGB
43, 201, 219
HSL
186°, 71%, 51%
CMYK
80, 8, 0, 14
Luminance
0.4740

Every format

HEX#2bc9db
RGBrgb(43, 201, 219)
HSLhsl(186, 71%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 8%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(74.4 -32.6 -20.2)
LCHlch(74.4 38.3 211.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.767 0.124 206.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2bc9db;
background-color: #2bc9db;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2bc9db] bg-[#2bc9db]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2bc9db;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.788, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2bc9db")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2bc9db on white: 2.00:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2bc9db on black: 10.48:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green78.8%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.4%
Magenta8.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#2bc9db text on a black background

contrast 10.48:1

Card sample

#2bc9db text on a white background

contrast 2.00:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2bc9db;
Background color
Panel with #2bc9db background
background-color: #2bc9db;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2bc9db;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 201, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 201, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2bc9db;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bc9db, #2B54DB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2bc9db

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2bc9db in the Color Lab