What color is #71B4AF?

#71B4AF 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 #71B4AF?

The RGB value is 113, 180, 175: 113 red, 180 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71B4AF?

The complementary color is #B47176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71B4AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71B4AF color

#71B4AF rgb(113, 180, 175)

Shades of teal

The hex color #71B4AF is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 70.6% green and 68.6% blue (113, 180, 175).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 31% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#71B4AF color codes

HEX	`#71B4AF`
RGB	`rgb(113, 180, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 70.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 31%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 37%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.93, -22.4, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.93, 22.78, 190.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.866, 39.246, 46.498)`
Decimal	`7451823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71B4AF, 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 #71B4AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71B4AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #71B4AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71b4af; }
.text { color: #71b4af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71b4af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 180 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71b4af, #7198b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #71B4AF?: #71B4AF 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 #71B4AF?: The RGB value is 113, 180, 175: 113 red, 180 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71B4AF?: The complementary color is #B47176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71B4AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.