What color is #71A564?

#71A564 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71A564?

The RGB value is 113, 165, 100: 113 red, 165 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71A564?

The complementary color is #9864A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71A564?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71A564 color

#71A564 rgb(113, 165, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #71A564 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 64.7% green and 39.2% blue (113, 165, 100).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 27% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#71A564 color codes

HEX	`#71A564`
RGB	`rgb(113, 165, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 64.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 27%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 39%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 39%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.79, -30.03, 28.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.79, 41.29, 136.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.565, 31.34, 16.914)`
Decimal	`7447908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71A564, 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 #71A564	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71A564 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #71A564 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71a564; }
.text { color: #71a564; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71a564; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 165 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71a564, #64a578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #71A564?: #71A564 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71A564?: The RGB value is 113, 165, 100: 113 red, 165 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71A564?: The complementary color is #9864A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71A564?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.