What color is #71887D?

#71887D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71887D?

The RGB value is 113, 136, 125: 113 red, 136 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71887D?

The complementary color is #88717C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71887D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71887D color

#71887D rgb(113, 136, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71887D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 53.3% green and 49% blue (113, 136, 125).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#71887D color codes

HEX	`#71887D`
RGB	`rgb(113, 136, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 53.3%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 8%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.66, -10.6, 3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.66, 11.06, 163.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.315, 22.599, 22.743)`
Decimal	`7440509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71887D, 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 #71887D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71887D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	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 #71887D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71887d; }
.text { color: #71887d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71887d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 136 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71887d, #718788); }

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Questions

What color is #71887D?: #71887D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71887D?: The RGB value is 113, 136, 125: 113 red, 136 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71887D?: The complementary color is #88717C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71887D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.