What color is #71957D?

#71957D 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 #71957D?

The RGB value is 113, 149, 125: 113 red, 149 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71957D?

The complementary color is #957189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71957D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71957D color

#71957D rgb(113, 149, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #71957D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 58.4% green and 49% blue (113, 149, 125).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#71957D color codes

HEX	`#71957D`
RGB	`rgb(113, 149, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 58.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.5, -17.59, 8.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.5, 19.61, 153.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.258, 26.486, 23.39)`
Decimal	`7443837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71957D, 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 #71957D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71957D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #71957D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71957d; }
.text { color: #71957d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71957d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 149 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71957d, #71958f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #71957D?: #71957D 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 #71957D?: The RGB value is 113, 149, 125: 113 red, 149 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71957D?: The complementary color is #957189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71957D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.