What color is #71908D?

#71908D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71908D?

The RGB value is 113, 144, 141: 113 red, 144 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71908D?

The complementary color is #907174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71908D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71908D color

#71908D rgb(113, 144, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71908D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 56.5% green and 55.3% blue (113, 144, 141).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#71908D color codes

HEX	`#71908D`
RGB	`rgb(113, 144, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 56.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 2%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.44, -11.49, -1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.44, 11.66, 189.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.59, 25.38, 28.955)`
Decimal	`7442573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71908D, 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 #71908D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71908D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #71908D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71908d; }
.text { color: #71908d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71908d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 144 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71908d, #718390); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #71908D?: #71908D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71908D?: The RGB value is 113, 144, 141: 113 red, 144 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71908D?: The complementary color is #907174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71908D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.