What color is #71AF43?

#71AF43 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71AF43?

The RGB value is 113, 175, 67: 113 red, 175 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71AF43?

The complementary color is #8143AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71AF43?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71AF43 color

#71AF43 rgb(113, 175, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #71AF43 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 68.6% green and 26.3% blue (113, 175, 67).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 45% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Leaf (#71AA34), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#71AF43 color codes

HEX	`#71AF43`
RGB	`rgb(113, 175, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 68.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 45%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 62%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 62%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.42, -38.67, 47.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.42, 61.56, 128.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.153, 34.575, 10.763)`
Decimal	`7450435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71AF43, 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 #71AF43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71AF43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #71AF43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71af43; }
.text { color: #71af43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71af43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 175 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71af43, #43af4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #71AF43?: #71AF43 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71AF43?: The RGB value is 113, 175, 67: 113 red, 175 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71AF43?: The complementary color is #8143AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71AF43?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.