What color is #71BC57?

#71BC57 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71BC57?

The RGB value is 113, 188, 87: 113 red, 188 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71BC57?

The complementary color is #A257BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71BC57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71BC57 color

#71BC57 rgb(113, 188, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #71BC57 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 73.7% green and 34.1% blue (113, 188, 87).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 43% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#71BC57 color codes

HEX	`#71BC57`
RGB	`rgb(113, 188, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 73.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 43%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 54%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 54%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.59, -42.21, 43.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.59, 60.56, 134.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.513, 40.164, 15.37)`
Decimal	`7453783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71BC57, 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 #71BC57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71BC57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #71BC57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71bc57; }
.text { color: #71bc57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71bc57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 188 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71bc57, #57bc70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #71BC57?: #71BC57 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71BC57?: The RGB value is 113, 188, 87: 113 red, 188 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71BC57?: The complementary color is #A257BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71BC57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.