What color is #71D171?

#71D171 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71D171?

The RGB value is 113, 209, 113: 113 red, 209 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71D171?

The complementary color is #D171D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71D171?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71D171 color

#71D171 rgb(113, 209, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #71D171 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 82% green and 44.3% blue (113, 209, 113).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 51% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Electric Lettuce (#7BD181), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#71D171 color codes

HEX	`#71D171`
RGB	`rgb(113, 209, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 82%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 51%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 46%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 46%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.25, -47.69, 38.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.25, 61.54, 140.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.59, 50.302, 23.611)`
Decimal	`7459185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71D171, 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 #71D171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71D171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #71D171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71d171; }
.text { color: #71d171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71d171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 209 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71d171, #71d1a1); }

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Questions

What color is #71D171?: #71D171 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71D171?: The RGB value is 113, 209, 113: 113 red, 209 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71D171?: The complementary color is #D171D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71D171?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.