Palettes / Colors / #71E8EA
#71E8EA — Light Teal
#71E8EA 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 #71E8EA 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.
#71E8EA 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 #EA7371; it also sits naturally between #71EAAF and #71ABEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #71E8EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 113, 232, 234 |
| HSL | 181°, 74%, 68% |
| HSV | 181°, 52%, 92% |
| CMYK | 52%, 1%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 50.52, 67.16, 88.14 |
| Yxy | 67.16, 0.2454, 0.3263 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.59, -32.86, -11.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.95, -29.47, -11.28 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 44% · Green 91% · Blue 92%
Cyan 52% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #71E8EA
.text { color: #71E8EA; }
.background { background-color: #71E8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #71E8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(113, 232, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 74%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #71E8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(113, 232, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #71E8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(113, 232, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#71E8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#71E8EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EA7371:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.43:1 AAA |
Best text color on #71E8EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #71E8EA
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 #71E8EA: ·
How #71E8EA 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 #71E8EA 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 #71E8EA?
#71E8EA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 113, 232, 234). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #71E8EA?
#71E8EA is RGB 113, 232, 234 — HSL 181°, 74%, 68% — CMYK 52%, 1%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #71E8EA?
Its complement is #EA7371; analogous partners are #71EAAF and #71ABEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #71E8EA for text?
Black text on #71E8EA has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.