What color is #71BE65?

#71BE65 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71BE65?

The RGB value is 113, 190, 101: 113 red, 190 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71BE65?

The complementary color is #B265BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71BE65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71BE65 color

#71BE65 rgb(113, 190, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #71BE65 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 74.5% green and 39.6% blue (113, 190, 101).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 41% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#71BE65 color codes

HEX	`#71BE65`
RGB	`rgb(113, 190, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 74.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 41%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 47%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 47%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.37, -41.29, 37.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.37, 55.78, 137.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.571, 41.276, 18.824)`
Decimal	`7454309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71BE65, 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 #71BE65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71BE65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #71BE65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71be65; }
.text { color: #71be65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71be65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 190 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71be65, #65be85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #71BE65?: #71BE65 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71BE65?: The RGB value is 113, 190, 101: 113 red, 190 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71BE65?: The complementary color is #B265BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71BE65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.