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#2db9cc

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

RGB
45, 185, 204
HSL
187°, 64%, 49%
CMYK
78, 9, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3962

Every format

HEX#2db9cc
RGBrgb(45, 185, 204)
HSLhsl(187, 64%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 9%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(69.2 -29.4 -20.0)
LCHlch(69.2 35.5 214.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.723 0.115 208.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2db9cc;
background-color: #2db9cc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2db9cc] bg-[#2db9cc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2db9cc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.725, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2db9cc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2db9cc on white: 2.35:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2db9cc on black: 8.92:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green72.5%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan77.9%
Magenta9.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#2db9cc text on a black background

contrast 8.92:1

Card sample

#2db9cc text on a white background

contrast 2.35:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2db9cc;
Background color
Panel with #2db9cc background
background-color: #2db9cc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2db9cc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 185, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 185, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2db9cc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2db9cc, #2D4FCC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2db9cc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2db9cc in the Color Lab