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#71DAC0 Color

#71DAC0 is rgb(113, 218, 192) in RGB, hsl(165, 59%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 12%, 15%) 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 6.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#71DAC0
HEX#71DAC0
RGBrgb(113, 218, 192)
HSLhsl(165, 59%, 65%)
HSVhsv(165, 48%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 12%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.106 175.4)
LABlab(80.25% -36.64 2.94)
LCHlch(80.25% 36.76 175.41)

What #71DAC0 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 #71DAC0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.88Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.99Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.73Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.92Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.35Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.44

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

#71DAC0 Channel Values

How #71DAC0 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 218 · B 1928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 59% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 48% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #71DAC0 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #71DAC0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #71DAC0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #71DAC0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#71DAC0
Complementary
#DA718B
Analogous
#71DA8B
Analogous
#71C0DA
Triadic
#C071DA
Triadic
#DAC071
Split comp.
#DA71C0
Split comp.
#DA8B71

Tints & Shades of #71DAC0

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

#85E0C9
#96E4D0
#AAE9D9
#BEEEE2
#D2F3EB
#E3F8F2

Shades

#4DD1B0
#32C39F
#299E81
#1F7A63
#165545
#0E352B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #71DAC0.

How #71DAC0 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#71DAC0
Protanopia#CDCDC0
Protanomaly#B0D2C0
Deuteranopia#BFBFC2
Deuteranomaly#A6CBC1
Tritanopia#78D7D7
Tritanomaly#75D8CE
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #71DAC0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-71dac0: #71DAC0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #71DAC0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-71dac0': '#71DAC0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.443, green: 0.855, blue: 0.753)
Android XML<color name="color_71dac0">#71DAC0</color>
SVG fillfill="#71DAC0"

More Green Colors

#71DAC0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#71DAC0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #71DAC0?

#71DAC0 is a light green — rgb(113, 218, 192) in RGB and hsl(165, 59%, 65%) 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 6.88.

What is the RGB value of #71DAC0?

#71DAC0 is rgb(113, 218, 192) — red 113, green 218, and blue 192 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #71DAC0?

#71DAC0 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 12%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #71DAC0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #71DAC0 scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #71DAC0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #71DAC0 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 6.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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