Palettes / Colors / #71CEDB

#71CEDB — Teal

#71CEDB is a teal color we call 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 #71CEDB 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.

#71CEDB is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity 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 #DB7D70; it also sits naturally between #70DBB2 and #7099DB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 44% · Green 81% · Blue 86%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #71CEDB

.text { color: #71CEDB; }
.background { background-color: #71CEDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #71CEDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(113, 206, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 60%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #71CEDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(113, 206, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #71CEDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(113, 206, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #71CEDB

Tints of #71CEDB

Tones of #71CEDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DB7D70:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #71CEDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #71CEDB

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 #71CEDB 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 #71CEDB 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

← #71CEDA  ·  #71CEDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #71CEDB?

#71CEDB is Teal, a teal color (RGB 113, 206, 219). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #71CEDB?

#71CEDB is RGB 113, 206, 219 — HSL 187°, 60%, 65% — CMYK 48%, 6%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #71CEDB?

Its complement is #DB7D70; analogous partners are #70DBB2 and #7099DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #71CEDB for text?

Black text on #71CEDB has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.