What color is #71A925?

#71A925 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71A925?

The RGB value is 113, 169, 37: 113 red, 169 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71A925?

The complementary color is #5D25A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71A925?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71A925 color

#71A925 rgb(113, 169, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #71A925 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 66.3% green and 14.5% blue (113, 169, 37).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 64% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Leaf (#71AA34), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#71A925 color codes

HEX	`#71A925`
RGB	`rgb(113, 169, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 66.3%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 64%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 78%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 78%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.36, -38.21, 57.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.36, 69, 123.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.332, 32.019, 6.806)`
Decimal	`7448869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71A925, 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 #71A925	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71A925 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #71A925 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71a925; }
.text { color: #71a925; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71a925; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 169 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71a925, #2fa925); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #71A925?: #71A925 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71A925?: The RGB value is 113, 169, 37: 113 red, 169 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71A925?: The complementary color is #5D25A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71A925?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.