What color is #71BCDF?

#71BCDF is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Malibu. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71BCDF?

The RGB value is 113, 188, 223: 113 red, 188 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71BCDF?

The complementary color is #DF9471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71BCDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71BCDF color

#71BCDF rgb(113, 188, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #71BCDF is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 73.7% green and 87.5% blue (113, 188, 223).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 63% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Malibu (#66B7E1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#71BCDF color codes

HEX	`#71BCDF`
RGB	`rgb(113, 188, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 73.7%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 63%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 49%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 16%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.76, -13.9, -24.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.76, 28.36, 240.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.108, 44.802, 76.437)`
Decimal	`7453919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71BCDF, 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 #71BCDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71BCDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #71BCDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71bcdf; }
.text { color: #71bcdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71bcdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 188 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71bcdf, #7185df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #71BCDF?: #71BCDF is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Malibu. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71BCDF?: The RGB value is 113, 188, 223: 113 red, 188 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71BCDF?: The complementary color is #DF9471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71BCDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.