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#2dcadc

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

RGB
45, 202, 220
HSL
186°, 71%, 52%
CMYK
80, 8, 0, 14
Luminance
0.4797

Every format

HEX#2dcadc
RGBrgb(45, 202, 220)
HSLhsl(186, 71%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 8%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(74.8 -32.6 -20.2)
LCHlch(74.8 38.3 211.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.770 0.124 206.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2dcadc;
background-color: #2dcadc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2dcadc] bg-[#2dcadc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2dcadc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.792, blue: 0.863)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2dcadc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2dcadc on white: 1.98:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2dcadc on black: 10.59:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green79.2%
Blue86.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.5%
Magenta8.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)13.7%

Color previews

#2dcadc text on a black background

contrast 10.59:1

Card sample

#2dcadc text on a white background

contrast 1.98:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 202, 220, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 202, 220, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2dcadc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2dcadc, #2D55DC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2dcadc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2dcadc in the Color Lab