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#2dace3

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

RGB
45, 172, 227
HSL
198°, 77%, 53%
CMYK
80, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3561

Every format

HEX#2dace3
RGBrgb(45, 172, 227)
HSLhsl(198, 77%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 24%, 0%, 11%)
LABlab(66.2 -15.1 -37.2)
LCHlch(66.2 40.1 247.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.702 0.132 232.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2dace3;
background-color: #2dace3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2dace3] bg-[#2dace3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2dace3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.675, blue: 0.890)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2dace3")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2dace3 on white: 2.59:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2dace3 on black: 8.12:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green67.5%
Blue89.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.2%
Magenta24.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.0%

Color previews

#2dace3 text on a black background

contrast 8.12:1

Card sample

#2dace3 text on a white background

contrast 2.59:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2dace3;
Background color
Panel with #2dace3 background
background-color: #2dace3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2dace3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 172, 227, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 172, 227, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2dace3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2dace3, #2D33E3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2dace3

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2dace3 in the Color Lab