Exploration Green is soft, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #aa579f |
| Complementary Color | #a8559c |
| Color Shade: | mid green (127.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Exploration Green Color. The Zephyr Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Irish Hedge (#7cb386) for more calm effect. Try Park Picnic as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a8559c is the best complementary color to Exploration Green. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #55a860 complementary color is Tapestry, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fruit Salad are #73a855 and #55a889. Thus found on the left and right of #55a860 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chelsea Cucumber and Aqua Forest colors as they work well with Exploration Green.
The split-complementary Exploration Green palette consists of #a85573 and #8955a8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8559c). Try Tapestry and Deluge colors in combination with #55a860, 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 #55a860 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Exploration Green. Thus Matrix and Scampi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Exploration Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tapestry, Waikawa Gray, and Limed Oak split by 90° on the color wheel. #55a860 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Exploration Green tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#a8559c) and two others. The Scampi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Olive Green – 120° from the complementary Tapestry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5f55a8 and #9da855.
In a RGB color space, hex #55a860 is made of 24% red, 48% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Exploration Green has a hue angle of 127.95°, a saturation of 32.81% and a lightness of 49.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #55a860 is made of 32.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.23% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #55a860 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,168,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 48%, 28% |
| CMYK | 32.55, 0, 28.23, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(127.95,32.81%,49.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(127.95,49.4%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.3224,-40.8956,29.5847) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8603,30.7811,15.9609) |