What color is #71A961?

#71A961 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71A961?

The RGB value is 113, 169, 97: 113 red, 169 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71A961?

The complementary color is #9961A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71A961?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71A961 color

#71A961 rgb(113, 169, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #71A961 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 66.3% green and 38% blue (113, 169, 97).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 30% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#71A961 color codes

HEX	`#71A961`
RGB	`rgb(113, 169, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 66.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 30%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 43%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 43%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.96, -32.37, 31.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.96, 45.11, 135.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.155, 32.749, 16.408)`
Decimal	`7448929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71A961, 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 #71A961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71A961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #71A961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71a961; }
.text { color: #71a961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71a961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 169 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71a961, #61a975); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #71A961?: #71A961 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71A961?: The RGB value is 113, 169, 97: 113 red, 169 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71A961?: The complementary color is #9961A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71A961?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.