Skip to content

#71DAC5 Color

#71DAC5 is rgb(113, 218, 197) in RGB, hsl(168, 59%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 10%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#71DAC5
HEX#71DAC5
RGBrgb(113, 218, 197)
HSLhsl(168, 59%, 65%)
HSVhsv(168, 48%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 10%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.103 178.9)
LABlab(80.36% -35.75 0.45)
LCHlch(80.36% 35.76 179.27)

What #71DAC5 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 #71DAC5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.88Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.03Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.31Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.63Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 10.71Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 10.83

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

#71DAC5 Channel Values

How #71DAC5 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 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 59% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 48% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #71DAC5 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 text12.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #71DAC5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #71DAC5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #71DAC5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#71DAC5
Complementary
#DA7186
Analogous
#71DA91
Analogous
#71BBDA
Triadic
#C571DA
Triadic
#DAC571
Split comp.
#DA71BB
Split comp.
#DA9171

Tints & Shades of #71DAC5

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

#85E0CE
#96E4D4
#AAE9DC
#BEEEE5
#D2F3ED
#E3F8F3

Shades

#4DD1B7
#32C3A6
#299E87
#1F7A68
#165549
#0E352D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #71DAC5.

How #71DAC5 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#71DAC5
Protanopia#CDCDC5
Protanomaly#B0D2C5
Deuteranopia#BFBFC7
Deuteranomaly#A6CBC6
Tritanopia#77D7D7
Tritanomaly#74D9D0
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #71DAC5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-71dac5: #71DAC5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #71DAC5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-71dac5': '#71DAC5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.443, green: 0.855, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_71dac5">#71DAC5</color>
SVG fillfill="#71DAC5"

More Green Colors

#71DAC5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#71DAC5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #71DAC5?

#71DAC5 is a light green — rgb(113, 218, 197) in RGB and hsl(168, 59%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.88.

What is the RGB value of #71DAC5?

#71DAC5 is rgb(113, 218, 197) — red 113, green 218, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #71DAC5?

#71DAC5 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 10%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #71DAC5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #71DAC5 scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #71DAC5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #71DAC5 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 9.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #71DAC5 in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.