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#2c9ace

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

RGB
44, 154, 206
HSL
199°, 65%, 49%
CMYK
79, 25, 0, 19
Luminance
0.2810

Every format

HEX#2c9ace
RGBrgb(44, 154, 206)
HSLhsl(199, 65%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 25%, 0%, 19%)
LABlab(60.0 -12.7 -35.3)
LCHlch(60.0 37.5 250.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.649 0.122 234.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2c9ace;
background-color: #2c9ace;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2c9ace] bg-[#2c9ace]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2c9ace;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.604, blue: 0.808)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2c9ace")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2c9ace on white: 3.17:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2c9ace on black: 6.62:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green60.4%
Blue80.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.6%
Magenta25.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.2%

Color previews

#2c9ace text on a black background

contrast 6.62:1

Card sample

#2c9ace text on a white background

contrast 3.17:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2c9ace;
Background color
Panel with #2c9ace background
background-color: #2c9ace;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2c9ace;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 154, 206, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 154, 206, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2c9ace;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c9ace, #2C2ECE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2c9ace

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2c9ace in the Color Lab