Palettes / Colors / #71AAA5

#71AAA5 — Dusty Teal

#71AAA5 is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #71AAA5 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#71AAA5 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A97074; it also sits naturally between #70A987 and #7091A9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 44% · Green 67% · Blue 65%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #71AAA5

.text { color: #71AAA5; }
.background { background-color: #71AAA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #71AAA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(113, 170, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 25%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #71AAA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(113, 170, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #71AAA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(113, 170, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#71AAA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#71AAA5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A97074:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #71AAA5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #71AAA5

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #71AAA5 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #71AAA5 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #71AAA5?

#71AAA5 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 113, 170, 165). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #71AAA5?

#71AAA5 is RGB 113, 170, 165 — HSL 175°, 25%, 55% — CMYK 34%, 0%, 3%, 33%.

What colors go with #71AAA5?

Its complement is #A97074; analogous partners are #70A987 and #7091A9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #71AAA5 for text?

Black text on #71AAA5 has a contrast ratio of 8.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.63:1.