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#2acbdb

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

RGB
42, 203, 219
HSL
185°, 71%, 51%
CMYK
81, 7, 0, 14
Luminance
0.4832

Every format

HEX#2acbdb
RGBrgb(42, 203, 219)
HSLhsl(185, 71%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 7%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(75.0 -33.6 -19.3)
LCHlch(75.0 38.8 209.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.772 0.125 205.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acbdb;
background-color: #2acbdb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acbdb] bg-[#2acbdb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acbdb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.796, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acbdb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acbdb on white: 1.97:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acbdb on black: 10.66:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green79.6%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.8%
Magenta7.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#2acbdb text on a black background

contrast 10.66:1

Card sample

#2acbdb text on a white background

contrast 1.97:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 203, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 203, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acbdb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acbdb, #2A55DB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acbdb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acbdb in the Color Lab