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#71D6BC Color

#71D6BC is rgb(113, 214, 188) in RGB, hsl(165, 55%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 12%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#71D6BC
HEX#71D6BC
RGBrgb(113, 214, 188)
HSLhsl(165, 55%, 64%)
HSVhsv(165, 47%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 12%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(80.7% 0.103 174.8)
LABlab(79.00% -35.67 3.26)
LCHlch(79.00% 35.82 174.78)

What #71D6BC 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 #71D6BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.09Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.22Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.42Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.5Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.62Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.95

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

#71D6BC Channel Values

How #71D6BC 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 214 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 55% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 47% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #71D6BC 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #71D6BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #71D6BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #71D6BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#71D6BC
Complementary
#D6718A
Analogous
#71D68A
Analogous
#71BCD6
Triadic
#BC71D6
Triadic
#D6BC71
Split comp.
#D671BC
Split comp.
#D68A71

Tints & Shades of #71D6BC

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

#84DBC6
#98E1CF
#ACE7D8
#BCEBE0
#D0F1E9
#E3F7F2

Shades

#4DCBAC
#36BA99
#2C967C
#227762
#185344
#0F332A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #71D6BC.

How #71D6BC 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#71D6BC
Protanopia#C9C9BC
Protanomaly#ADCEBC
Deuteranopia#BCBCBE
Deuteranomaly#A4C7BD
Tritanopia#78D3D3
Tritanomaly#75D4CA
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #71D6BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-71d6bc: #71D6BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #71D6BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-71d6bc': '#71D6BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.443, green: 0.839, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_71d6bc">#71D6BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#71D6BC"

More Green Colors

#71D6BC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#71D6BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #71D6BC?

#71D6BC is a light green — rgb(113, 214, 188) in RGB and hsl(165, 55%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #71D6BC?

#71D6BC is rgb(113, 214, 188) — red 113, green 214, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #71D6BC?

#71D6BC converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 12%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #71D6BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #71D6BC scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #71D6BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #71D6BC 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 6.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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