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#71AD80 Color

#71AD80 is rgb(113, 173, 128) in RGB, hsl(135, 27%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 26%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#71AD80
HEX#71AD80
RGBrgb(113, 173, 128)
HSLhsl(135, 27%, 56%)
HSVhsv(135, 35%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 26%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.091 151.4)
LABlab(65.70% -27.56 16.79)
LCHlch(65.70% 32.27 148.66)

What #71AD80 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #71AD80, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 5.04Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 5.22Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.42Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 9.87Russian Green#679267ΔE 10.76Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 12.08

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#71AD80 Channel Values

How #71AD80 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 113 · G 173 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 27% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 35% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #71AD80 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #71AD80 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #71AD80

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #71AD80; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#71AD80
Complementary
#AD719E
Analogous
#80AD71
Analogous
#71AD9E
Triadic
#8071AD
Triadic
#AD8071
Split comp.
#9E71AD
Split comp.
#AD7180

Tints & Shades of #71AD80

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84B891
#97C3A2
#ABCFB4
#BEDAC5
#D2E5D6
#E5F0E8

Shades

#5B9F6C
#4C855A
#3F6E4B
#305439
#233E2A
#142418

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #71AD80.

How #71AD80 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#71AD80
Protanopia#A5A580
Protanomaly#93A880
Deuteranopia#9C9C82
Deuteranomaly#8DA381
Tritanopia#79A8A8
Tritanomaly#76AA9A
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #71AD80 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-71ad80: #71AD80;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #71AD80;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-71ad80': '#71AD80' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.443, green: 0.678, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_71ad80">#71AD80</color>
SVG fillfill="#71AD80"

More Green Colors

#71AD80 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#71AD80 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #71AD80?

#71AD80 is a mid-tone green — rgb(113, 173, 128) in RGB and hsl(135, 27%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #71AD80?

#71AD80 is rgb(113, 173, 128) — red 113, green 173, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #71AD80?

#71AD80 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 26%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #71AD80 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #71AD80 scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #71AD80 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #71AD80 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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