What color is #71A66B?

#71A66B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71A66B?

The RGB value is 113, 166, 107: 113 red, 166 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71A66B?

The complementary color is #A06BA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71A66B?

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.

#71A66B color

#71A66B rgb(113, 166, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #71A66B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 65.1% green and 42% blue (113, 166, 107).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 25% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#71A66B color codes

HEX	`#71A66B`
RGB	`rgb(113, 166, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 65.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 25%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 36%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 36%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.21, -29.41, 25.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.21, 38.69, 139.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.099, 31.844, 18.836)`
Decimal	`7448171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71A66B, 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 #71A66B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71A66B 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 #71A66B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71a66b; }
.text { color: #71a66b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71a66b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 166 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71a66b, #6ba683); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #71A66B?: #71A66B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71A66B?: The RGB value is 113, 166, 107: 113 red, 166 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71A66B?: The complementary color is #A06BA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71A66B?: 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.