What color is #71AAA9?

#71AAA9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71AAA9?

The RGB value is 113, 170, 169: 113 red, 170 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71AAA9?

The complementary color is #AA7172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71AAA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71AAA9 color

#71AAA9 rgb(113, 170, 169)

Shades of teal

The hex color #71AAA9 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 66.7% green and 66.3% blue (113, 170, 169).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#71AAA9 color codes

HEX	`#71AAA9`
RGB	`rgb(113, 170, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 66.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 34%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.84, -18.73, -5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.84, 19.5, 196.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.344, 35.123, 42.814)`
Decimal	`7449257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71AAA9, 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 #71AAA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71AAA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #71AAA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71aaa9; }
.text { color: #71aaa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71aaa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 170 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71aaa9, #718faa); }

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Questions

What color is #71AAA9?: #71AAA9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71AAA9?: The RGB value is 113, 170, 169: 113 red, 170 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71AAA9?: The complementary color is #AA7172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71AAA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.