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#71fecb

a light, electric green · cool · closest name: Aqua Marine

RGB
113, 254, 203
HSL
158°, 99%, 72%
CMYK
56, 0, 20, 0
Luminance
0.7871

At a glance

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

Hex
#71fecb
Hue
158°
green
Saturation
99%
electric
Lightness
72%
light
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
84%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7871
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
78/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.74:1
Closest name
Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 2
Where it sits
Hue158° of 360°
Saturation99%
Lightness72%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool78% cool

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

Every format

HEX#71fecb
RGBrgb(113, 254, 203)
HSLhsl(158, 99%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 20%, 0%)
LABlab(91.1 -50.0 13.0)
LCHlch(91.1 51.7 165.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.905 0.143 166.6)
Decimal7470795
Display P3color(display-p3 0.443 0.996 0.796)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #71fecb;
background-color: #71fecb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#71fecb] bg-[#71fecb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #71fecb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.443, green: 0.996, blue: 0.796)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#71fecb")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF71FECB)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(203, 254, 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 #71fecb · 16.74:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.25:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.74:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #71fecb as text scores 1.25:1 on white and 16.74:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#71fecb on white: 1.25:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#71fecb on black: 16.74:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F9EEC8
deuteranopia · #E4DFCE
tritanopia · #2BFFF0

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #71fecb is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F1FEF9
#E3FCF3
#C0FBE6
#90FED6
#71fecb
#20FDAD
#02F39C
#01CB82
#01A268
#06754D
#044930
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F1FEF9Darkest = 950 · #044930
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FEF9;
  --brand-100: #E3FCF3;
  --brand-200: #C0FBE6;
  --brand-300: #90FED6;
  --brand-400: #71fecb;
  --brand-500: #20FDAD;
  --brand-600: #02F39C;
  --brand-700: #01CB82;
  --brand-800: #01A268;
  --brand-900: #06754D;
  --brand-950: #044930;
  --brand: #71fecb;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #71fecb

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#F4FAF8
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDDC
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B7E
Captions on the surface
Accent#CC007D
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#017F51
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FFF6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241E
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 #71fecb

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
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • 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
  • White text placed on it
  • 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#FE71A4
Analogous left#71FE85
Analogous right#71EBFE
Split-complement 1#FE71EB
Split-complement 2#FE8571
Triadic 1#CB71FE
Triadic 2#FECB71
Tetradic#8571FE

RGB percentages

Red44.3%
Green99.6%
Blue79.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan55.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow20.1%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#71fecb text on a black background

contrast 16.74:1

Card sample

#71fecb text on a white background

contrast 1.25:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(113, 254, 203, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(113, 254, 203, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #71fecb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #71fecb, #71D3FE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #71fecb

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.

#71fecb 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
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

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

#71fecb, answered

What color is #71fecb?

#71fecb is a light electric green, closest to Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 2). It sits at 158° on the hue wheel with 99% saturation and 72% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #71fecb?

rgb(113, 254, 203) — 113 red, 254 green and 203 blue out of 255, or 44.3% / 99.6% / 79.6% by channel.

Is #71fecb a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7871 and perceived brightness is 84%, so black text on it reaches 16.74:1.

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

Black. It scores 16.74:1 against #71fecb, versus 1.25:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #71fecb?

#FE71A4 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FE71EB and #FE8571, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #71fecb?

For interface work: #F4FAF8 as the surface, #C0EDDC for borders, #4B9B7E for secondary text, #CC007D as an accent and #017F51 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #71FE85 and #71EBFE stays calm, while #FE71A4 is the loudest partner.

What is #71fecb in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(56%, 0%, 20%, 0%). 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 #71fecb warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 78 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #71FE97; nudged cooler, #70FEFF.

Work with #71fecb in the Color Lab