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#2dace2

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

RGB
45, 172, 226
HSL
198°, 76%, 53%
CMYK
80, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3555

Every format

HEX#2dace2
RGBrgb(45, 172, 226)
HSLhsl(198, 76%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 24%, 0%, 11%)
LABlab(66.2 -15.4 -36.7)
LCHlch(66.2 39.8 247.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.702 0.131 232.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2dace2;
background-color: #2dace2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2dace2] bg-[#2dace2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2dace2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.675, blue: 0.886)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2dace2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2dace2 on white: 2.59:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2dace2 on black: 8.11:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green67.5%
Blue88.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.1%
Magenta23.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.4%

Color previews

#2dace2 text on a black background

contrast 8.11:1

Card sample

#2dace2 text on a white background

contrast 2.59:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2dace2;
Background color
Panel with #2dace2 background
background-color: #2dace2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2dace2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 172, 226, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 172, 226, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2dace2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2dace2, #2D33E2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2dace2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2dace2 in the Color Lab