What color is #71A787?

#71A787 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71A787?

The RGB value is 113, 167, 135: 113 red, 167 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71A787?

The complementary color is #A77191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71A787?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71A787 color

#71A787 rgb(113, 167, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #71A787 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 65.5% green and 52.9% blue (113, 167, 135).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#71A787 color codes

HEX	`#71A787`
RGB	`rgb(113, 167, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 65.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 32%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 19%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.08, -24.8, 10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.08, 27.11, 156.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25, 32.896, 27.949)`
Decimal	`7448455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71A787, 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 #71A787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71A787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #71A787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71a787; }
.text { color: #71a787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71a787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 167 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71a787, #71a7a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #71A787?: #71A787 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71A787?: The RGB value is 113, 167, 135: 113 red, 167 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71A787?: The complementary color is #A77191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71A787?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.