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#35B171 Color

#35B171 is rgb(53, 177, 113) in RGB, hsl(149, 54%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 0%, 36%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#35B171
HEX#35B171
RGBrgb(53, 177, 113)
HSLhsl(149, 54%, 45%)
HSVhsv(149, 70%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 0%, 36%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.144 156.1)
LABlab(64.41% -46.51 22.62)
LCHlch(64.41% 51.72 154.07)

What #35B171 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #35B171, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#35B171 Channel Values

How #35B171 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 53 · G 177 · B 1138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 54% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 70% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.73:1 vs white · 7.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #35B171 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #35B171

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #35B171; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #35B171

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #35B171.

How #35B171 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#35B171
Protanopia#A4A472
Protanomaly#86A971
Deuteranopia#969675
Deuteranomaly#7BA273
Tritanopia#4BABAB
Tritanomaly#43AD97
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #35B171 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-35b171: #35B171;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #35B171;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-35b171': '#35B171' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.208, green: 0.694, blue: 0.443)
Android XML<color name="color_35b171">#35B171</color>
SVG fillfill="#35B171"

More Green Colors

#35B171 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#35B171 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #35B171?

#35B171 is a mid-tone green — rgb(53, 177, 113) in RGB and hsl(149, 54%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.46.

What is the RGB value of #35B171?

#35B171 is rgb(53, 177, 113) — red 53, green 177, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #35B171?

#35B171 converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 0%, 36%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #35B171 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #35B171 scores 2.73:1 against white and 7.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #35B171 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #35B171 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 1.46, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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