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#2af2ed

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

RGB
42, 242, 237
HSL
179°, 89%, 56%
CMYK
83, 0, 2, 5
Luminance
0.7011

Every format

HEX#2af2ed
RGBrgb(42, 242, 237)
HSLhsl(179, 89%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 0%, 2%, 5%)
LABlab(87.0 -46.0 -10.8)
LCHlch(87.0 47.3 193.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.871 0.144 192.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2af2ed;
background-color: #2af2ed;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2af2ed] bg-[#2af2ed]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2af2ed;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.949, blue: 0.929)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2af2ed")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2af2ed on white: 1.40:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2af2ed on black: 15.02:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green94.9%
Blue92.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan82.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow2.1%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#2af2ed text on a black background

contrast 15.02:1

Card sample

#2af2ed text on a white background

contrast 1.40:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2af2ed;
Background color
Panel with #2af2ed background
background-color: #2af2ed;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2af2ed;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 242, 237, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 242, 237, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2af2ed;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2af2ed, #2A72F2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2af2ed

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2af2ed in the Color Lab