What color is #71997E?

#71997E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71997E?

The RGB value is 113, 153, 126: 113 red, 153 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71997E?

The complementary color is #99718C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71997E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71997E color

#71997E rgb(113, 153, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #71997E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 60% green and 49.4% blue (113, 153, 126).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#71997E color codes

HEX	`#71997E`
RGB	`rgb(113, 153, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 60%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.71, -19.48, 9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.71, 21.81, 153.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.966, 27.799, 23.943)`
Decimal	`7444862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71997E, 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 #71997E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71997E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #71997E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71997e; }
.text { color: #71997e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71997e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 153 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71997e, #719992); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #71997E?: #71997E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71997E?: The RGB value is 113, 153, 126: 113 red, 153 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71997E?: The complementary color is #99718C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71997E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.