What color is #71987F?

#71987F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71987F?

The RGB value is 113, 152, 127: 113 red, 152 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71987F?

The complementary color is #98718A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71987F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71987F color

#71987F rgb(113, 152, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #71987F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 59.6% green and 49.8% blue (113, 152, 127).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#71987F color codes

HEX	`#71987F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 152, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 59.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.43, -18.76, 8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.43, 20.75, 154.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.868, 27.499, 24.23)`
Decimal	`7444607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71987F, 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 #71987F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71987F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #71987F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71987f; }
.text { color: #71987f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71987f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 152 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71987f, #719893); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #71987F?: #71987F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71987F?: The RGB value is 113, 152, 127: 113 red, 152 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71987F?: The complementary color is #98718A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71987F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.