Tropical Tone is calm, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #af5f8b |
| Complementary Color | #a0507c |
| Color Shade: | cool green (147° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Tropical Tone Color. The Mallard Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Molly Robins (#4d8b72) for more calm effect. Try Katydid as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a0507c is the best complementary color to Tropical Tone. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #50a074 complementary color is Tapestry, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Aqua Forest are #53a050 and #50a09c. Thus found on the left and right of #50a074 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fruit Salad and Breaker Bay colors as they work well with Tropical Tone.
The split-complementary Tropical Tone palette consists of #a05053 and #9b50a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a0507c). Try Copper Rust and Affair colors in combination with #50a074, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #50a074 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tropical Tone. Thus Santa Fe and Butterfly Bush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tropical Tone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tapestry, Butterfly Bush, and Barley Corn split by 90° on the color wheel. #50a074 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tropical Tone tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#a0507c) and two others. The Butterfly Bush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Asparagus – 120° from the complementary Tapestry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7350a0 and #7ba050.
In a RGB color space, hex #50a074 is made of 22% red, 45% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Tropical Tone has a hue angle of 147°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #50a074 is made of 31.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.26% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #50a074 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(80,160,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 45%, 33% |
| CMYK | 31.38, 0, 17.26, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(147,33.33%,47.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(147,50%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.9862,-35.012,15.5576) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0315,28.108,20.9453) |