What color is #71D5CE?

#71D5CE is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hidden Sea Glass. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71D5CE?

The RGB value is 113, 213, 206: 113 red, 213 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71D5CE?

The complementary color is #D57178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71D5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71D5CE color

#71D5CE rgb(113, 213, 206)

Shades of teal

The hex color #71D5CE is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 83.5% green and 80.8% blue (113, 213, 206).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 54% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Hidden Sea Glass (#6FD1C9), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#71D5CE color codes

HEX	`#71D5CE`
RGB	`rgb(113, 213, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 83.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 54%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 47%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.36, -30.97, -5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.36, 31.48, 190.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.74, 55.552, 66.904)`
Decimal	`7460302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71D5CE, 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 #71D5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71D5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #71D5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71d5ce; }
.text { color: #71d5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71d5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 213 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71d5ce, #71aad5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #71D5CE?: #71D5CE is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hidden Sea Glass. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71D5CE?: The RGB value is 113, 213, 206: 113 red, 213 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71D5CE?: The complementary color is #D57178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71D5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.