What color is #71A1A8?

#71A1A8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71A1A8?

The RGB value is 113, 161, 168: 113 red, 161 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71A1A8?

The complementary color is #A87871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71A1A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71A1A8 color

#71A1A8 rgb(113, 161, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #71A1A8 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 63.1% green and 65.9% blue (113, 161, 168).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 24% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#71A1A8 color codes

HEX	`#71A1A8`
RGB	`rgb(113, 161, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 63.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 24%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 33%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 4%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.2, -14.24, -8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.2, 16.73, 211.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.62, 31.826, 41.779)`
Decimal	`7446952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71A1A8, 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 #71A1A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71A1A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #71A1A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71a1a8; }
.text { color: #71a1a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71a1a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 161 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71a1a8, #7186a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #71A1A8?: #71A1A8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71A1A8?: The RGB value is 113, 161, 168: 113 red, 161 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71A1A8?: The complementary color is #A87871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71A1A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.