What color is #71AAA2?

#71AAA2 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71AAA2?

The RGB value is 113, 170, 162: 113 red, 170 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71AAA2?

The complementary color is #AA7179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71AAA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71AAA2 color

#71AAA2 rgb(113, 170, 162)

Shades of teal

The hex color #71AAA2 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 66.7% green and 63.5% blue (113, 170, 162).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#71AAA2 color codes

HEX	`#71AAA2`
RGB	`rgb(113, 170, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 66.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 34%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.65, -20.4, -1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.65, 20.48, 185.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.704, 34.867, 39.446)`
Decimal	`7449250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71AAA2, 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 #71AAA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71AAA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #71AAA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71aaa2; }
.text { color: #71aaa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71aaa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 170 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71aaa2, #7196aa); }

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Questions

What color is #71AAA2?: #71AAA2 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71AAA2?: The RGB value is 113, 170, 162: 113 red, 170 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71AAA2?: The complementary color is #AA7179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71AAA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.