What color is #71C3BF?

#71C3BF is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71C3BF?

The RGB value is 113, 195, 191: 113 red, 195 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71C3BF?

The complementary color is #C37175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71C3BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71C3BF color

#71C3BF rgb(113, 195, 191)

Shades of teal

The hex color #71C3BF is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 76.5% green and 74.9% blue (113, 195, 191).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 41% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#71C3BF color codes

HEX	`#71C3BF`
RGB	`rgb(113, 195, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 76.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 41%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 42%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.74, -25.97, -5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.74, 26.61, 192.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.725, 46.3, 56.334)`
Decimal	`7455679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71C3BF, 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 #71C3BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71C3BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #71C3BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71c3bf; }
.text { color: #71c3bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71c3bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 195 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71c3bf, #719ec3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #71C3BF?: #71C3BF is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71C3BF?: The RGB value is 113, 195, 191: 113 red, 195 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71C3BF?: The complementary color is #C37175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71C3BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.