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#2db8cc

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

RGB
45, 184, 204
HSL
188°, 64%, 49%
CMYK
78, 10, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3920

Every format

HEX#2db8cc
RGBrgb(45, 184, 204)
HSLhsl(188, 64%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 10%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(68.9 -28.9 -20.4)
LCHlch(68.9 35.4 215.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.721 0.115 209.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2db8cc;
background-color: #2db8cc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2db8cc] bg-[#2db8cc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2db8cc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.722, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2db8cc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2db8cc on white: 2.38:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2db8cc on black: 8.84:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green72.2%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan77.9%
Magenta9.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#2db8cc text on a black background

contrast 8.84:1

Card sample

#2db8cc text on a white background

contrast 2.38:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2db8cc;
Background color
Panel with #2db8cc background
background-color: #2db8cc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2db8cc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 184, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 184, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2db8cc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2db8cc, #2D4ECC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2db8cc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2db8cc in the Color Lab