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#71BE77

Pistachio · light cool green

About #71BE77

#71BE77 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 75% green and 47% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Pistachio (ΔE 11.4); Emerald comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BE71B8 — a plum tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #71BE77 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red113
Green190
Blue119

Closest named colours

Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 11.4
Emerald
#50C878 · ΔE 12.9
Jade
#00A86B · ΔE 17.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #71BE77

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #71BE77.
2.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #71BE77.
9.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #71BE77 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#71BE77
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0B172
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5AA7B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#67BAAC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #71BE77?

#71BE77 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 75% green and 47% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #71BE77?

Use black text. Black on #71BE77 has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #71BE77?

Its complementary colour is #BE71B8, and analogous partners are #91BE71 and #71BE9D.