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#2abcd9

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

RGB
42, 188, 217
HSL
190°, 70%, 51%
CMYK
81, 13, 0, 15
Luminance
0.4147

Every format

HEX#2abcd9
RGBrgb(42, 188, 217)
HSLhsl(190, 70%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 13%, 0%, 15%)
LABlab(70.5 -27.0 -25.1)
LCHlch(70.5 36.9 222.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.735 0.122 215.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2abcd9;
background-color: #2abcd9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2abcd9] bg-[#2abcd9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2abcd9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.737, blue: 0.851)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2abcd9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2abcd9 on white: 2.26:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2abcd9 on black: 9.29:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green73.7%
Blue85.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.6%
Magenta13.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.9%

Color previews

#2abcd9 text on a black background

contrast 9.29:1

Card sample

#2abcd9 text on a white background

contrast 2.26:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2abcd9;
Background color
Panel with #2abcd9 background
background-color: #2abcd9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2abcd9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 188, 217, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 188, 217, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2abcd9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2abcd9, #2A48D9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2abcd9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2abcd9 in the Color Lab