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#2dace5

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

RGB
45, 172, 229
HSL
199°, 78%, 54%
CMYK
80, 25, 0, 10
Luminance
0.3572

Every format

HEX#2dace5
RGBrgb(45, 172, 229)
HSLhsl(199, 78%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 25%, 0%, 10%)
LABlab(66.3 -14.4 -38.1)
LCHlch(66.3 40.8 249.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.703 0.134 233.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2dace5;
background-color: #2dace5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2dace5] bg-[#2dace5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2dace5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.675, blue: 0.898)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2dace5")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2dace5 on white: 2.58:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2dace5 on black: 8.14:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green67.5%
Blue89.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.3%
Magenta24.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)10.2%

Color previews

#2dace5 text on a black background

contrast 8.14:1

Card sample

#2dace5 text on a white background

contrast 2.58:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2dace5;
Background color
Panel with #2dace5 background
background-color: #2dace5;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2dace5;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 172, 229, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 172, 229, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2dace5;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2dace5, #2D31E5);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2dace5

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2dace5 in the Color Lab