What color is #71B663?

#71B663 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bud Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71B663?

The RGB value is 113, 182, 99: 113 red, 182 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71B663?

The complementary color is #A863B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71B663?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71B663 color

#71B663 rgb(113, 182, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #71B663 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 71.4% green and 38.8% blue (113, 182, 99).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 36% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Bud Green (#79B465), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#71B663 color codes

HEX	`#71B663`
RGB	`rgb(113, 182, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 71.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 36%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 46%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 46%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.92, -38.04, 35.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.92, 51.98, 137.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.789, 37.866, 17.752)`
Decimal	`7452259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71B663, 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 #71B663	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71B663 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #71B663 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71b663; }
.text { color: #71b663; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71b663; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 182 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71b663, #63b67f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #71B663?: #71B663 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bud Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71B663?: The RGB value is 113, 182, 99: 113 red, 182 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71B663?: The complementary color is #A863B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71B663?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.