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#2dace4

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

RGB
45, 172, 228
HSL
198°, 77%, 54%
CMYK
80, 25, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3566

Every format

HEX#2dace4
RGBrgb(45, 172, 228)
HSLhsl(198, 77%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 25%, 0%, 11%)
LABlab(66.3 -14.8 -37.7)
LCHlch(66.3 40.5 248.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.703 0.133 233.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2dace4;
background-color: #2dace4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2dace4] bg-[#2dace4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2dace4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.675, blue: 0.894)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2dace4")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2dace4 on white: 2.58:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2dace4 on black: 8.13:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green67.5%
Blue89.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.3%
Magenta24.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)10.6%

Color previews

#2dace4 text on a black background

contrast 8.13:1

Card sample

#2dace4 text on a white background

contrast 2.58:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2dace4;
Background color
Panel with #2dace4 background
background-color: #2dace4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2dace4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 172, 228, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 172, 228, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2dace4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2dace4, #2D32E4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2dace4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2dace4 in the Color Lab