Palettes / Colors / #71E4EA

#71E4EA — Light Teal

#71E4EA is a teal color we call Light 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 #71E4EA 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.

#71E4EA 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 #EA7771; it also sits naturally between #71EAB3 and #71A7EA. 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 89% · Blue 92%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #71E4EA

.text { color: #71E4EA; }
.background { background-color: #71E4EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #71E4EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(113, 228, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 74%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #71E4EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(113, 228, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #71E4EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(113, 228, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#71E4EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#71E4EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EA7771:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #71E4EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #71E4EA

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 #71E4EA 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 #71E4EA 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

← #71E4E9  ·  #71E4EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #71E4EA?

#71E4EA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 113, 228, 234). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #71E4EA?

#71E4EA is RGB 113, 228, 234 — HSL 183°, 74%, 68% — CMYK 52%, 3%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #71E4EA?

Its complement is #EA7771; analogous partners are #71EAB3 and #71A7EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #71E4EA for text?

Black text on #71E4EA has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.