What color is #71AA34?

#71AA34 is a moderate yellow-green known as Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Leaf?

The RGB value is 113, 170, 52: 113 red, 170 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Leaf?

The complementary color is #6D34AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71AA34?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Leaf color: hex code #71AA34

#71AA34 rgb(113, 170, 52)

Shades of green

Leaf has the hex code #71AA34. It is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 66.7% green and 20.4% blue (113, 170, 52).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 53% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

Leaf (#71AA34) color codes

HEX	`#71AA34`
RGB	`rgb(113, 170, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 66.7%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 53%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 69%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 69%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.76, -37.71, 52.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.76, 64.61, 125.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.804, 32.507, 8.374)`
Decimal	`7449140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Leaf, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #71AA34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71AA34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #71AA34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71aa34; }
.text { color: #71aa34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71aa34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 170 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71aa34, #36aa34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

See #71AA34 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #71AA34?: #71AA34 is a moderate yellow-green known as Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Leaf?: The RGB value is 113, 170, 52: 113 red, 170 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Leaf?: The complementary color is #6D34AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71AA34?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.