Palettes / Colors / #71BD2C

#71BD2C — Green

#71BD2C is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #71BD2C 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.

#71BD2C is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #782DBE; it also sits naturally between #BCBE2D and #2DBE2F. 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 74% · Blue 17%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 77% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #71BD2C

.text { color: #71BD2C; }
.background { background-color: #71BD2C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #71BD2C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(113, 189, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 62%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #71BD2C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(113, 189, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #71BD2C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(113, 189, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#71BD2C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#71BD2C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #782DBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #71BD2C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #71BD2C

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 #71BD2C 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 #71BD2C 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

← #71BD2B  ·  #71BD2D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #71BD2C?

#71BD2C is Green, a green color (RGB 113, 189, 44). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #71BD2C?

#71BD2C is RGB 113, 189, 44 — HSL 91°, 62%, 46% — CMYK 40%, 0%, 77%, 26%.

What colors go with #71BD2C?

Its complement is #782DBE; analogous partners are #BCBE2D and #2DBE2F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #71BD2C for text?

Black text on #71BD2C has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.