What color is #71A197?

#71A197 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71A197?

The RGB value is 113, 161, 151: 113 red, 161 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71A197?

The complementary color is #A1717B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71A197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71A197 color

#71A197 rgb(113, 161, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #71A197 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 63.1% green and 59.2% blue (113, 161, 151).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 20% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#71A197 color codes

HEX	`#71A197`
RGB	`rgb(113, 161, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 63.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 20%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 30%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 6%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.7, -18.29, 0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.7, 18.29, 179.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.139, 31.234, 33.976)`
Decimal	`7446935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71A197, 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 #71A197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71A197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	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 #71A197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71a197; }
.text { color: #71a197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71a197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 161 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71a197, #7193a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #71A197?: #71A197 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71A197?: The RGB value is 113, 161, 151: 113 red, 161 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71A197?: The complementary color is #A1717B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71A197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.