Rain Storm is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #c1a69b |
| Complementary Color | #63493e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rain Storm Color. The Bismark color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Tornado Season (#4d7179) for more calm effect. Try Big Stone as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#63493e is the best complementary color to Rain Storm. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3e5964 complementary color is Kabul, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fiord are #3e635c and #3e4563. Thus found on the left and right of #3e5964 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Fiord colors as they work well with Rain Storm.
The split-complementary Rain Storm palette consists of #635c3e and #633e46 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#63493e). Try Hemlock and Eggplant colors in combination with #3e5964, 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 #3e5964 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rain Storm. Thus Hemlock and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rain Storm contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Voodoo, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e5964 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rain Storm tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#63493e) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #633e58 and #3e6349.
In a RGB color space, hex #3e5964 is made of 25% red, 35% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Rain Storm has a hue angle of 197.37°, a saturation of 23.46% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e5964 is made of 14.91% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.78% black ink.
| HEX | #3e5964 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,89,100) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 35%, 40% |
| CMYK | 14.91, 4.32, 0, 60.78 |
| HSL | hsl(197.37,23.46%,31.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.37,38%,39.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.1551,-6.9765,-9.5514) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8592,9.089,13.3967) |