What color is #71CA69?

#71CA69 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71CA69?

The RGB value is 113, 202, 105: 113 red, 202 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71CA69?

The complementary color is #C269CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71CA69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71CA69 color

#71CA69 rgb(113, 202, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #71CA69 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 79.2% green and 41.2% blue (113, 202, 105).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 48% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#71CA69 color codes

HEX	`#71CA69`
RGB	`rgb(113, 202, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 79.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 48%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 48%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 48%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.04, -45.88, 40.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.04, 60.93, 138.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.479, 46.77, 20.783)`
Decimal	`7457385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71CA69, 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 #71CA69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71CA69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #71CA69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71ca69; }
.text { color: #71ca69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71ca69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 202 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71ca69, #69ca92); }

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Questions

What color is #71CA69?: #71CA69 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71CA69?: The RGB value is 113, 202, 105: 113 red, 202 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71CA69?: The complementary color is #C269CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71CA69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.