What color is #71B989?

#71B989 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71B989?

The RGB value is 113, 185, 137: 113 red, 185 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71B989?

The complementary color is #B971A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71B989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71B989 color

#71B989 rgb(113, 185, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #71B989 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 72.5% green and 53.7% blue (113, 185, 137).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 34% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#71B989 color codes

HEX	`#71B989`
RGB	`rgb(113, 185, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 72.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 34%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 39%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 26%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.48, -33.11, 17.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.48, 37.41, 152.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.673, 40.013, 29.875)`
Decimal	`7453065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71B989, 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 #71B989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71B989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	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 #71B989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71b989; }
.text { color: #71b989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71b989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 185 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71b989, #71b9ad); }

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Questions

What color is #71B989?: #71B989 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71B989?: The RGB value is 113, 185, 137: 113 red, 185 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71B989?: The complementary color is #B971A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71B989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.