What color is #71917D?

#71917D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71917D?

The RGB value is 113, 145, 125: 113 red, 145 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71917D?

The complementary color is #917185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71917D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71917D color

#71917D rgb(113, 145, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #71917D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 56.9% green and 49% blue (113, 145, 125).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#71917D color codes

HEX	`#71917D`
RGB	`rgb(113, 145, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 56.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 22%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 14%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.31, -15.48, 6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.31, 16.97, 155.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.636, 25.242, 23.183)`
Decimal	`7442813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71917D, 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 #71917D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71917D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #71917D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71917d; }
.text { color: #71917d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71917d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 145 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71917d, #71918d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #71917D?: #71917D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71917D?: The RGB value is 113, 145, 125: 113 red, 145 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71917D?: The complementary color is #917185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71917D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.