#2ac0df

Color #2ac0df

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 15.06 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2ac0df

RGB

rgb(42, 192, 223)

HSL

hsl(190.3, 73.9%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.3, 81.2%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(81.2%, 13.9%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(71.9, -27.05, -26.2)

LCH

lch(71.9, 37.66, 224.09)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.1247, 215.96)

HWB

hwb(190.3, 16.5%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#df492a

Analogous

#2adfa4

#2ac0df

#2a66df

Triadic

#2ac0df

#df2ac0

#c0df2a

Split-complementary

#2ac0df

#df2a66

#dfa42a

Tetradic

#2ac0df

#492adf

#df492a

#c0df2a

Square

#2ac0df

#a42adf

#df492a

#66df2a

Shades

Color #2ac0df mixed toward black.

#1da4c0

#17839a

#116273

#0c424d

#062126

Tints

Color #2ac0df mixed toward white.

#4ecae4

#71d5ea

#95dfef

#b8eaf4

#dcf4fa

Tones

Color #2ac0df mixed toward gray.

#39b6d0

#48acc1

#57a2b2

#6698a3

#768e94

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8788d8 · ΔE 28.9

Deuteranopia

#7f74d6 · ΔE 33.1

Tritanopia

#3ed2d1 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 22.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2ac0df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2ac0df]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#2ac0df (#2ac0df) is rgb(42, 192, 223) in RGB.

No, #2ac0df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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