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#2cd9ec

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

RGB
44, 217, 236
HSL
186°, 84%, 55%
CMYK
81, 8, 0, 8
Luminance
0.5622

Every format

HEX#2cd9ec
RGBrgb(44, 217, 236)
HSLhsl(186, 84%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 8%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(79.7 -34.9 -21.3)
LCHlch(79.7 40.9 211.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.812 0.132 206.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2cd9ec;
background-color: #2cd9ec;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2cd9ec] bg-[#2cd9ec]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2cd9ec;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.851, blue: 0.925)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2cd9ec")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2cd9ec on white: 1.72:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2cd9ec on black: 12.24:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green85.1%
Blue92.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.4%
Magenta8.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#2cd9ec text on a black background

contrast 12.24:1

Card sample

#2cd9ec text on a white background

contrast 1.72:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2cd9ec;
Background color
Panel with #2cd9ec background
background-color: #2cd9ec;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2cd9ec;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 217, 236, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 217, 236, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2cd9ec;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cd9ec, #2C59EC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2cd9ec

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2cd9ec in the Color Lab