What color is #71A69D?

#71A69D 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 #71A69D?

The RGB value is 113, 166, 157: 113 red, 166 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71A69D?

The complementary color is #A6717A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71A69D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71A69D color

#71A69D rgb(113, 166, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #71A69D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 65.1% green and 61.6% blue (113, 166, 157).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#71A69D color codes

HEX	`#71A69D`
RGB	`rgb(113, 166, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 65.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 32%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.34, -19.51, -0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.34, 19.53, 182.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.53, 33.216, 36.905)`
Decimal	`7448221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71A69D, 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 #71A69D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71A69D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #71A69D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71a69d; }
.text { color: #71a69d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71a69d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 166 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71a69d, #7194a6); }

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Questions

What color is #71A69D?: #71A69D 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 #71A69D?: The RGB value is 113, 166, 157: 113 red, 166 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71A69D?: The complementary color is #A6717A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71A69D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.