Information about #2DB9CD color

#2DB9CD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2DB9CD falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(45, 185, 205) — 17.6% red, 72.5% green, 80.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 78 / 10 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #2DB9CD reads as a energetic, saturated cyan and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Maximum Blue Green (#30BFBF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ball Blue (#21ABCD) and Summer Sky (#38B0DE).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(45, 185, 205)), which gives #2DB9CD its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #2DB9CD: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2DB9CD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#2DB9CD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#2DB9CD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#2DB9CD

Color has no name
#54C8DA

Color has no name
#7FD6E3

Color has no name
#AAE3EC

Color has no name
#D4F1F6

Color has no name
White

#FFFFFF

#2DB9CD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#2DB9CD

Color has no name
#2493A4

Color has no name
#1B6E7B

Color has no name
#124952

Color has no name
#092529

Color has no name
Black

#000000

#2DB9CD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#2DB9CD

Color has no name
#3DADBE

Color has no name
#4EA1AE

Color has no name
#5E969F

Color has no name
#6F8B8F

Color has no name
Grey

#808080

#2DB9CD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#622DCD

Color has no name
#2D38CD

Color has no name
#2D78CD

Color has no name
#2DB9CD

Color has no name
#2DCDA2

Color has no name
#2DCD62

Color has no name
#38CD2D

Color has no name

#2DB9CD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#2DB9CD
#2DB9CD

Color has no name

#CD422D
#CD422D

Color has no name

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#2DB9CD
#2DB9CD

Color has no name

#CD922D
#CD922D

Color has no name

#CD2D68
#CD2D68

Color has no name

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#2D68CD
#2D68CD

Color has no name

#2DB9CD
#2DB9CD

Color has no name

#2DCD92
#2DCD92

Color has no name

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#2DB9CD
#2DB9CD

Color has no name

#CD2DB8
#CD2DB8

Color has no name

#B8CD2D
#B8CD2D

Color has no name

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#2DB9CD
#2DB9CD

Color has no name

#422DCD
#422DCD

Color has no name

#CD422D
#CD422D

Color has no name

#B8CD2D
#B8CD2D

Color has no name

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#2DB9CD
#2DB9CD

Color has no name

#922DCD
#922DCD

Color has no name

#CD422D
#CD422D

Color has no name

#68CD2D
#68CD2D

Color has no name

Nearest named colors to #2DB9CD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Maximum Blue Green color link
Maximum Blue Green

#30BFBF

Ball Blue color link
Ball Blue

#21ABCD

Summer Sky color link
Summer Sky

#38B0DE

Macaw Blue Green color link
Macaw Blue Green

#43BFC7

Pacific Blue color link
Pacific Blue

#1CA9C9

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Peacock color link
Peacock

#33A1C9

J Castles color link
J Castles

#2AAAE2

Caribbean Blue color link
Caribbean Blue

#1AC1DD

COMS Blue color link
COMS Blue

#21BDE5

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Jellyfish color link
Jellyfish

#46C7C7

#2DB9CD color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#2DB9CD color image #2DB9CD color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#2DB9CD color image #2DB9CD color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#2DB9CD color image #2DB9CD color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#2DB9CD color image #2DB9CD color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2DB9CD
  • RGB45, 185, 205
  • CMYK78, 10, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(45, 185, 205)
  • HSL188°, 64%, 49%
  • HSL Precise187.5°, 64%, 49.02%
  • HSV188°, 78%, 80%
  • HSB188°, 78%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.176, 0.725, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.176, 0.725, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.176, 0.725, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID2DB9CD
  • DECIMAL ID2996685
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

Copyright © 2021-2026 The Official Register of Color Names. All Rights Reserved.

ORCN is an independent private organisation that maintains a public register — not a governmental institution or an international standards organisation — in which a name is linked to a specific digital colour code. Registration gives the registrant the exclusive right, within the ORCN register, to have that name recorded against that colour code.

Important: a digital colour itself belongs to no one in law. That right exists only within the ORCN register: registration creates no ownership, trademark, copyright or design rights anywhere. Legal exclusivity outside the register, where it is available at all, arises separately under applicable trademark law and is generally limited to particular goods, services and jurisdictions.