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#71BCA0 Color

#71BCA0 is rgb(113, 188, 160) in RGB, hsl(158, 36%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 15%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#71BCA0
HEX#71BCA0
RGBrgb(113, 188, 160)
HSLhsl(158, 36%, 59%)
HSVhsv(158, 40%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 15%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.086 168.1)
LABlab(70.77% -29.30 6.52)
LCHlch(70.77% 30.02 167.46)

What #71BCA0 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 #71BCA0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 9.69Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.8Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 10.18Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.31Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.08Zomp#39A78EΔE 12.22

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

#71BCA0 Channel Values

How #71BCA0 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 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 158° · S 36% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 158° · S 40% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #71BCA0 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 text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #71BCA0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #71BCA0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #71BCA0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#71BCA0
Complementary
#BC718C
Analogous
#71BC7B
Analogous
#71B2BC
Triadic
#A071BC
Triadic
#BCA071
Split comp.
#BC71B2
Split comp.
#BC7B71

Tints & Shades of #71BCA0

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

#86C6AE
#97CEBA
#ACD8C8
#BDE0D3
#D2EAE1
#E3F2ED

Shades

#55AF8E
#469578
#397962
#2E614E
#214538
#142A22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #71BCA0.

How #71BCA0 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#71BCA0
Protanopia#B2B2A0
Protanomaly#9CB6A0
Deuteranopia#A8A8A2
Deuteranomaly#95B0A1
Tritanopia#77B9B9
Tritanomaly#75BAAF
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #71BCA0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-71bca0: #71BCA0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #71BCA0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-71bca0': '#71BCA0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.443, green: 0.737, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_71bca0">#71BCA0</color>
SVG fillfill="#71BCA0"

More Green Colors

#71BCA0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#71BCA0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #71BCA0?

#71BCA0 is a mid-tone green — rgb(113, 188, 160) in RGB and hsl(158, 36%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.69.

What is the RGB value of #71BCA0?

#71BCA0 is rgb(113, 188, 160) — red 113, green 188, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #71BCA0?

#71BCA0 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 15%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #71BCA0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #71BCA0 scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #71BCA0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #71BCA0 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 9.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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