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#71BC94 Color

#71BC94 is rgb(113, 188, 148) in RGB, hsl(148, 36%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 21%, 26%) 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 8.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#71BC94
HEX#71BC94
RGBrgb(113, 188, 148)
HSLhsl(148, 36%, 59%)
HSVhsv(148, 40%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 21%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.096 159.5)
LABlab(70.54% -31.21 12.66)
LCHlch(70.54% 33.67 157.92)

What #71BC94 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 #71BC94, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.88Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.18Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.55Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.27Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.49Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 12.73

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

#71BC94 Channel Values

How #71BC94 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 188 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 36% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 40% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.25:1 vs white · 9.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #71BC94 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 text2.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #71BC94 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #71BC94

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #71BC94; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#71BC94
Complementary
#BC7199
Analogous
#73BC71
Analogous
#71BCBA
Triadic
#9471BC
Triadic
#BC9471
Split comp.
#BA71BC
Split comp.
#BC7173

Tints & Shades of #71BC94

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

#86C6A4
#97CEB1
#ACD8C0
#BDE0CD
#D2EADD
#E3F2EA

Shades

#55AF7F
#46956B
#397957
#2E6146
#214532
#142A1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #71BC94.

How #71BC94 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#71BC94
Protanopia#B2B294
Protanomaly#9CB694
Deuteranopia#A8A896
Deuteranomaly#95B095
Tritanopia#79B8B8
Tritanomaly#76B9AA
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #71BC94 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-71bc94: #71BC94;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #71BC94;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-71bc94': '#71BC94' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.443, green: 0.737, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_71bc94">#71BC94</color>
SVG fillfill="#71BC94"

More Green Colors

#71BC94 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#71BC94 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #71BC94?

#71BC94 is a mid-tone green — rgb(113, 188, 148) in RGB and hsl(148, 36%, 59%) 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 8.88.

What is the RGB value of #71BC94?

#71BC94 is rgb(113, 188, 148) — red 113, green 188, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #71BC94?

#71BC94 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 21%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #71BC94 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #71BC94 scores 2.25:1 against white and 9.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #71BC94 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #71BC94 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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