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#71eb3b

a balanced, electric green · neutral · closest name: Lawn Green

RGB
113, 235, 59
HSL
102°, 82%, 58%
CMYK
52, 0, 75, 8
Luminance
0.6324

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #71eb3b is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#71eb3b
Hue
102°
green
Saturation
82%
electric
Lightness
58%
balanced
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
75%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6324
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
55/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
13.65:1
Closest name
Lawn Green
ΔE2000 4.8
Where it sits
Hue102° of 360°
Saturation82%
Lightness58%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool55% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#71eb3b
RGBrgb(113, 235, 59)
HSLhsl(102, 82%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 75%, 8%)
LABlab(83.6 -63.1 69.8)
LCHlch(83.6 94.1 132.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.837 0.234 138.1)
Decimal7465787
Display P3color(display-p3 0.443 0.922 0.231)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #71eb3b;
background-color: #71eb3b;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#71eb3b] bg-[#71eb3b]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #71eb3b;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.443, green: 0.922, blue: 0.231)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#71eb3b")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF71EB3B)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(59, 235, 113)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #71eb3b · 13.65:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.54:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.65:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #71eb3b as text scores 1.54:1 on white and 13.65:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#71eb3b on white: 1.54:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#71eb3b on black: 13.65:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F2D711
deuteranopia · #E3CC4E
tritanopia · #67E3CA

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #71eb3b is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F5FCF2
#ECF9E6
#D5F6C6
#B5F599
#90EF66
#71eb3b
#54DE17
#46B913
#38940F
#2B6B0F
#1B430A
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F5FCF2Darkest = 950 · #1B430A
:root {
  --brand-50: #F5FCF2;
  --brand-100: #ECF9E6;
  --brand-200: #D5F6C6;
  --brand-300: #B5F599;
  --brand-400: #90EF66;
  --brand-500: #71eb3b;
  --brand-600: #54DE17;
  --brand-700: #46B913;
  --brand-800: #38940F;
  --brand-900: #2B6B0F;
  --brand-950: #1B430A;
  --brand: #71eb3b;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #71eb3b

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F6FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#CEEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#639B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#8836EF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#2C740C
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EEFDE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#192414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #71eb3b

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#B53BEB
Analogous left#C9EB3B
Analogous right#3BEB5D
Split-complement 1#5D3BEB
Split-complement 2#EB3BC9
Triadic 1#3B71EB
Triadic 2#EB3B71
Tetradic#3BC9EB

RGB percentages

Red44.3%
Green92.2%
Blue23.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan51.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow74.9%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#71eb3b text on a black background

contrast 13.65:1

Card sample

#71eb3b text on a white background

contrast 1.54:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #71eb3b;
Background color
Panel with #71eb3b background
background-color: #71eb3b;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #71eb3b;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(113, 235, 59, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(113, 235, 59, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #71eb3b;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #71eb3b, #3BEB7A);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #71eb3b

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#71eb3b in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#71eb3b, answered

What color is #71eb3b?

#71eb3b is a balanced electric green, closest to Lawn Green (ΔE2000 4.8). It sits at 102° on the hue wheel with 82% saturation and 58% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #71eb3b?

rgb(113, 235, 59) — 113 red, 235 green and 59 blue out of 255, or 44.3% / 92.2% / 23.1% by channel.

Is #71eb3b a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6324 and perceived brightness is 75%, so black text on it reaches 13.65:1.

Should I use black or white text on #71eb3b?

Black. It scores 13.65:1 against #71eb3b, versus 1.54:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #71eb3b?

#B53BEB sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #5D3BEB and #EB3BC9, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #71eb3b?

For interface work: #F6FAF4 as the surface, #CEEDC0 for borders, #639B4B for secondary text, #8836EF as an accent and #2C740C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C9EB3B and #3BEB5D stays calm, while #B53BEB is the loudest partner.

What is #71eb3b in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(52%, 0%, 75%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #71eb3b warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 55 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #B1EB3B; nudged cooler, #39ED43.

Work with #71eb3b in the Color Lab