What color is #71A8AE?

#71A8AE is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71A8AE?

The RGB value is 113, 168, 174: 113 red, 168 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71A8AE?

The complementary color is #AE7771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71A8AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71A8AE color

#71A8AE rgb(113, 168, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #71A8AE is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 65.9% green and 68.2% blue (113, 168, 174).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 27% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Seaside (#66A4B0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#71A8AE color codes

HEX	`#71A8AE`
RGB	`rgb(113, 168, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 65.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 27%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 35%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 3%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.41, -16.45, -8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.41, 18.68, 208.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.45, 34.57, 45.21)`
Decimal	`7448750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71A8AE, 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 #71A8AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71A8AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #71A8AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71a8ae; }
.text { color: #71a8ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71a8ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 168 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71a8ae, #7189ae); }

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Questions

What color is #71A8AE?: #71A8AE is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71A8AE?: The RGB value is 113, 168, 174: 113 red, 168 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71A8AE?: The complementary color is #AE7771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71A8AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.