What color is #71B956?

#71B956 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Leafy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71B956?

The RGB value is 113, 185, 86: 113 red, 185 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71B956?

The complementary color is #9E56B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71B956?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71B956 color

#71B956 rgb(113, 185, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #71B956 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 72.5% green and 33.7% blue (113, 185, 86).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 41% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Leafy Greens (#80BB66), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#71B956 color codes

HEX	`#71B956`
RGB	`rgb(113, 185, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 72.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 41%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 54%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 54%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.66, -41.03, 42.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.66, 59.29, 133.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.838, 38.879, 14.945)`
Decimal	`7453014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71B956, 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 #71B956	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71B956 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #71B956 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71b956; }
.text { color: #71b956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71b956; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 185 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71b956, #56b96c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #71B956?: #71B956 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Leafy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71B956?: The RGB value is 113, 185, 86: 113 red, 185 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71B956?: The complementary color is #9E56B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71B956?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.