What color is #71B8B3?

#71B8B3 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 #71B8B3?

The RGB value is 113, 184, 179: 113 red, 184 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71B8B3?

The complementary color is #B87176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71B8B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71B8B3 color

#71B8B3 rgb(113, 184, 179)

Shades of teal

The hex color #71B8B3 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 72.2% green and 70.2% blue (113, 184, 179).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 33% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#71B8B3 color codes

HEX	`#71B8B3`
RGB	`rgb(113, 184, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 72.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 33%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 39%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 3%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.21, -23.44, -4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.21, 23.87, 190.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.084, 41.044, 48.871)`
Decimal	`7452851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71B8B3, 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 #71B8B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71B8B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #71B8B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71b8b3; }
.text { color: #71b8b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71b8b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 184 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71b8b3, #719ab8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

Questions

What color is #71B8B3?: #71B8B3 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 #71B8B3?: The RGB value is 113, 184, 179: 113 red, 184 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71B8B3?: The complementary color is #B87176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71B8B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.