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#2c9abc

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

RGB
44, 154, 188
HSL
194°, 62%, 46%
CMYK
77, 18, 0, 26
Luminance
0.2728

Every format

HEX#2c9abc
RGBrgb(44, 154, 188)
HSLhsl(194, 62%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 18%, 0%, 26%)
LABlab(59.2 -18.8 -26.3)
LCHlch(59.2 32.4 234.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.641 0.107 223.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2c9abc;
background-color: #2c9abc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2c9abc] bg-[#2c9abc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2c9abc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.604, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2c9abc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2c9abc on white: 3.25:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2c9abc on black: 6.46:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green60.4%
Blue73.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan76.6%
Magenta18.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#2c9abc text on a black background

contrast 6.46:1

Card sample

#2c9abc text on a white background

contrast 3.25:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2c9abc;
Background color
Panel with #2c9abc background
background-color: #2c9abc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2c9abc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 154, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 154, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2c9abc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c9abc, #2C3ABC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2c9abc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2c9abc in the Color Lab