Recognised as Colour
#71BDAE
- #71BDAE
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#71BDAE is a cyan with RGB values 113, 189, 174 and HSL 168°, 37%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#71BDAE#71BDAE
HEX#71BDAE
RGBrgb(113, 189, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.7412, 0.6824
RGB percentages44.3%, 74.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(168.2, 36.5%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.2, 40.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK40.2%, 0%, 7.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,454,126
CSS custom property--colour: #71BDAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#8E4251
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BD7180
Analogous#71BD88, #71A6BD
Triadic#AE71BD, #BDAE71
Split complementary#BD71A6, #BD8871
Tetradic#8871BD, #BD7180, #A6BD71
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R113
G189
B174
Red113 (44.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue168.16°
Saturation (HSL)36.54%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 71 · G BD · B AE
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