Palettes / Colors / #71CDCF

#71CDCF — Muted Teal

#71CDCF is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #71CDCF 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.

#71CDCF 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 #CF7472; it also sits naturally between #72CFA2 and #729FCF. 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 80% · Blue 81%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #71CDCF

.text { color: #71CDCF; }
.background { background-color: #71CDCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #71CDCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(113, 205, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 49%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #71CDCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(113, 205, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #71CDCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(113, 205, 207, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CF7472:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #71CDCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #71CDCF

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 #71CDCF 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 #71CDCF 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 #71CDCF?

#71CDCF is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 113, 205, 207). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #71CDCF?

#71CDCF is RGB 113, 205, 207 — HSL 181°, 49%, 63% — CMYK 45%, 1%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #71CDCF?

Its complement is #CF7472; analogous partners are #72CFA2 and #729FCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #71CDCF for text?

Black text on #71CDCF has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.