Palettes / Colors / #35BB8A

#35BB8A — Green

#35BB8A is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #35BB8A 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.

#35BB8A is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BB3566; it also sits naturally between #35BB47 and #35A9BB. 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 21% · Green 73% · Blue 54%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #35BB8A

.text { color: #35BB8A; }
.background { background-color: #35BB8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #35BB8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(53, 187, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(158, 56%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #35BB8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(53, 187, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #35BB8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(53, 187, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#35BB8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#35BB8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB3566:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #35BB8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #35BB8A

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 #35BB8A 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 #35BB8A 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

← #35BB89  ·  #35BB8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #35BB8A?

#35BB8A is Green, a green color (RGB 53, 187, 138). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #35BB8A?

#35BB8A is RGB 53, 187, 138 — HSL 158°, 56%, 47% — CMYK 72%, 0%, 26%, 27%.

What colors go with #35BB8A?

Its complement is #BB3566; analogous partners are #35BB47 and #35A9BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #35BB8A for text?

Black text on #35BB8A has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.43:1.