Palettes / Colors / #71DAEF
#71DAEF — Light Vivid Teal
#71DAEF is a teal color we call Light Vivid 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 #71DAEF 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.
#71DAEF 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 #EF8671; it also sits naturally between #71EFC5 and #719BEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #71DAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 113, 218, 239 |
| HSL | 190°, 80%, 69% |
| HSV | 190°, 53%, 94% |
| CMYK | 53%, 9%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 47.46, 59.89, 90.72 |
| Yxy | 59.89, 0.2396, 0.3024 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.78, -24.77, -19.62 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.39, -22.16, -20.30 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 44% · Green 85% · Blue 94%
Cyan 53% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #71DAEF
.text { color: #71DAEF; }
.background { background-color: #71DAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #71DAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(113, 218, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 80%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #71DAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(113, 218, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #71DAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(113, 218, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#71DAEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#71DAEF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EF8671:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.62:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #71DAEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #71DAEF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #71DAEF: ·
How #71DAEF 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 #71DAEF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #71DAEF?
#71DAEF is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 113, 218, 239). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #71DAEF?
#71DAEF is RGB 113, 218, 239 — HSL 190°, 80%, 69% — CMYK 53%, 9%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #71DAEF?
Its complement is #EF8671; analogous partners are #71EFC5 and #719BEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #71DAEF for text?
Black text on #71DAEF has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.