What color is #71B3AA?

#71B3AA 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 #71B3AA?

The RGB value is 113, 179, 170: 113 red, 179 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71B3AA?

The complementary color is #B3717A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71B3AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71B3AA color

#71B3AA rgb(113, 179, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #71B3AA is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 70.2% green and 66.7% blue (113, 179, 170).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 30% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#71B3AA color codes

HEX	`#71B3AA`
RGB	`rgb(113, 179, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 70.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 30%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 37%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 5%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.5, -23.09, -2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.5, 23.18, 185.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.183, 38.651, 43.892)`
Decimal	`7451562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71B3AA, 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 #71B3AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71B3AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #71B3AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71b3aa; }
.text { color: #71b3aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71b3aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 179 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71b3aa, #719bb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #71B3AA?: #71B3AA 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 #71B3AA?: The RGB value is 113, 179, 170: 113 red, 179 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71B3AA?: The complementary color is #B3717A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71B3AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.