What color is #71A19F?

#71A19F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71A19F?

The RGB value is 113, 161, 159: 113 red, 161 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71A19F?

The complementary color is #A17173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71A19F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71A19F color

#71A19F rgb(113, 161, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #71A19F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 63.1% green and 62.4% blue (113, 161, 159).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 20% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#71A19F color codes

HEX	`#71A19F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 161, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 63.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 20%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 30%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 1%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.93, -16.43, -4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.93, 16.94, 194.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.811, 31.502, 37.515)`
Decimal	`7446943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71A19F, 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 #71A19F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71A19F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #71A19F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71a19f; }
.text { color: #71a19f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71a19f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 161 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71a19f, #718ba1); }

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Questions

What color is #71A19F?: #71A19F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71A19F?: The RGB value is 113, 161, 159: 113 red, 161 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71A19F?: The complementary color is #A17173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71A19F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.