Recognised as Colour
#71BD9E
- #71BD9E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#71BD9E is a cyan with RGB values 113, 189, 158 and HSL 156°, 37%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#71BD9E#71BD9E
HEX#71BD9E
RGBrgb(113, 189, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.7412, 0.6196
RGB percentages44.3%, 74.1%, 62%
HSLhsl(155.5, 36.5%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.5, 40.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK40.2%, 0%, 16.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,454,110
CSS custom property--colour: #71BD9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#8E4261
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BD7190
Analogous#71BD78, #71B6BD
Triadic#9E71BD, #BD9E71
Split complementary#BD71B6, #BD7871
Tetradic#7871BD, #BD7190, #B6BD71
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R113
G189
B158
Red113 (44.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue155.53°
Saturation (HSL)36.54%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 71 · G BD · B 9E
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