What color is #71AA7A?

#71AA7A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71AA7A?

The RGB value is 113, 170, 122: 113 red, 170 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71AA7A?

The complementary color is #AA71A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71AA7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71AA7A color

#71AA7A rgb(113, 170, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #71AA7A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 66.7% green and 47.8% blue (113, 170, 122).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#71AA7A color codes

HEX	`#71AA7A`
RGB	`rgb(113, 170, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 66.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 34%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 28%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.7, -28.77, 18.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.7, 34.47, 146.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.696, 33.664, 23.605)`
Decimal	`7449210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71AA7A, 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 #71AA7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71AA7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #71AA7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71aa7a; }
.text { color: #71aa7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71aa7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 170 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71aa7a, #71aa97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #71AA7A?: #71AA7A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71AA7A?: The RGB value is 113, 170, 122: 113 red, 170 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71AA7A?: The complementary color is #AA71A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71AA7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.