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#2c9bad

a dark, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: teal

RGB
44, 155, 173
HSL
188°, 59%, 43%
CMYK
75, 10, 0, 32
Luminance
0.2700

Every format

HEX#2c9bad
RGBrgb(44, 155, 173)
HSLhsl(188, 59%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(75%, 10%, 0%, 32%)
LABlab(59.0 -24.3 -18.2)
LCHlch(59.0 30.4 216.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.637 0.099 210.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2c9bad;
background-color: #2c9bad;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2c9bad] bg-[#2c9bad]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2c9bad;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.608, blue: 0.678)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2c9bad")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2c9bad on white: 3.28:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2c9bad on black: 6.40:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green60.8%
Blue67.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan74.6%
Magenta10.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)32.2%

Color previews

#2c9bad text on a black background

contrast 6.40:1

Card sample

#2c9bad text on a white background

contrast 3.28:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2c9bad;
Background color
Panel with #2c9bad background
background-color: #2c9bad;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2c9bad;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 155, 173, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 155, 173, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2c9bad;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c9bad, #2C45AD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2c9bad

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2c9bad in the Color Lab