What color is #71BCB2?

#71BCB2 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71BCB2?

The RGB value is 113, 188, 178: 113 red, 188 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71BCB2?

The complementary color is #BC717B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71BCB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71BCB2 color

#71BCB2 rgb(113, 188, 178)

Shades of teal

The hex color #71BCB2 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 73.7% green and 69.8% blue (113, 188, 178).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 36% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#71BCB2 color codes

HEX	`#71BCB2`
RGB	`rgb(113, 188, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 73.7%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 36%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 40%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.34, -25.68, -2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.34, 25.78, 185.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.826, 42.689, 48.621)`
Decimal	`7453874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71BCB2, 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 #71BCB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71BCB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	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 #71BCB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71bcb2; }
.text { color: #71bcb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71bcb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 188 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71bcb2, #71a1bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

Questions

What color is #71BCB2?: #71BCB2 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71BCB2?: The RGB value is 113, 188, 178: 113 red, 188 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71BCB2?: The complementary color is #BC717B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71BCB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.