What color is #71971C?

#71971C is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Gecko’s Dream. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71971C?

The RGB value is 113, 151, 28: 113 red, 151 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71971C?

The complementary color is #421C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71971C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71971C color

#71971C rgb(113, 151, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #71971C is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 59.2% green and 11% blue (113, 151, 28).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 69% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 81% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gecko’s Dream (#669900), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#71971C color codes

HEX	`#71971C`
RGB	`rgb(113, 151, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 59.2%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 69%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 81%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 81%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.78, -30.42, 55.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.78, 62.9, 118.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.086, 25.727, 5.111)`
Decimal	`7444252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71971C, 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 #71971C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71971C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #71971C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71971c; }
.text { color: #71971c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71971c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 151 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71971c, #33971c); }

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Questions

What color is #71971C?: #71971C is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Gecko’s Dream. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71971C?: The RGB value is 113, 151, 28: 113 red, 151 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71971C?: The complementary color is #421C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71971C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.