What color is #71B4DC?

#71B4DC is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Milky Waves. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71B4DC?

The RGB value is 113, 180, 220: 113 red, 180 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71B4DC?

The complementary color is #DC9971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71B4DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71B4DC color

#71B4DC rgb(113, 180, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #71B4DC is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 70.6% green and 86.3% blue (113, 180, 220).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 60% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Milky Waves (#6BB3DB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#71B4DC color codes

HEX	`#71B4DC`
RGB	`rgb(113, 180, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 70.6%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 60%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 49%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 18%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.4, -10.49, -26.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.4, 28.69, 248.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.045, 41.318, 73.772)`
Decimal	`7451868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71B4DC, 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 #71B4DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71B4DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #71B4DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71b4dc; }
.text { color: #71b4dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71b4dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 180 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71b4dc, #717edc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Deep Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #71B4DC?: #71B4DC is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Milky Waves. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71B4DC?: The RGB value is 113, 180, 220: 113 red, 180 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71B4DC?: The complementary color is #DC9971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71B4DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.