What color is #71968A?

#71968A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71968A?

The RGB value is 113, 150, 138: 113 red, 150 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71968A?

The complementary color is #96717D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71968A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71968A color

#71968A rgb(113, 150, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #71968A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 58.8% green and 54.1% blue (113, 150, 138).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#71968A color codes

HEX	`#71968A`
RGB	`rgb(113, 150, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 58.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.12, -15.4, 2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.12, 15.55, 171.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.302, 27.157, 28.107)`
Decimal	`7444106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71968A, 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 #71968A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71968A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #71968A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71968a; }
.text { color: #71968a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71968a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 150 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71968a, #719096); }

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Questions

What color is #71968A?: #71968A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71968A?: The RGB value is 113, 150, 138: 113 red, 150 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71968A?: The complementary color is #96717D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71968A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.