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#2aefef

a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: cyan

RGB
42, 239, 239
HSL
180°, 86%, 55%
CMYK
82, 0, 0, 6
Luminance
0.6846

Every format

HEX#2aefef
RGBrgb(42, 239, 239)
HSLhsl(180, 86%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 0%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(86.2 -44.2 -13.1)
LCHlch(86.2 46.0 196.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.865 0.142 194.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2aefef;
background-color: #2aefef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2aefef] bg-[#2aefef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2aefef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.937, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2aefef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2aefef on white: 1.43:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2aefef on black: 14.69:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green93.7%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan82.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#2aefef text on a black background

contrast 14.69:1

Card sample

#2aefef text on a white background

contrast 1.43:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 239, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 239, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2aefef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2aefef, #2A6CEF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2aefef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2aefef in the Color Lab