What color is #71E5CD?

#71E5CD is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Sea Foam. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71E5CD?

The RGB value is 113, 229, 205: 113 red, 229 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71E5CD?

The complementary color is #E57189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71E5CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71E5CD color

#71E5CD rgb(113, 229, 205)

Shades of teal

The hex color #71E5CD is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 89.8% green and 80.4% blue (113, 229, 205).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 69% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sea Foam (#87E0CF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#71E5CD color codes

HEX	`#71E5CD`
RGB	`rgb(113, 229, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 89.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 69%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 51%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 10%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.94, -38.66, 1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.94, 38.7, 177.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.844, 63.953, 67.674)`
Decimal	`7464397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71E5CD, 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 #71E5CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#71E5CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	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 #71E5CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71e5cd; }
.text { color: #71e5cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71e5cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 229 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71e5cd, #71c3e5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #71E5CD?: #71E5CD is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Sea Foam. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71E5CD?: The RGB value is 113, 229, 205: 113 red, 229 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71E5CD?: The complementary color is #E57189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71E5CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.