What color is #71AA8C?

#71AA8C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71AA8C?

The RGB value is 113, 170, 140: 113 red, 170 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71AA8C?

The complementary color is #AA718F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71AA8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71AA8C color

#71AA8C rgb(113, 170, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #71AA8C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 66.7% green and 54.9% blue (113, 170, 140).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#71AA8C color codes

HEX	`#71AA8C`
RGB	`rgb(113, 170, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 66.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 34%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.08, -25.27, 9.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.08, 27.03, 159.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.917, 34.152, 30.032)`
Decimal	`7449228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71AA8C, 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 #71AA8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71AA8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #71AA8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71aa8c; }
.text { color: #71aa8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71aa8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 170 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71aa8c, #71aaa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #71AA8C?: #71AA8C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71AA8C?: The RGB value is 113, 170, 140: 113 red, 170 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71AA8C?: The complementary color is #AA718F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71AA8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.