Rainmaker Color

#485769

Rainmaker is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #b7a896
Complementary Color #695a48
Color Shade: blue cyan (212.73° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 34.71% (better contrasting with white)
Rainmaker Color Sample
Rainmaker Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #485769

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rainmaker Color. The Captains Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Porch Song (#566f8c) for more energetic effect. Try Shipyard as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#695a48 is the best complementary color to Rainmaker. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #485769 complementary color is Tobacco Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fiord are #486769 and #494869. Thus found on the left and right of #485769 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Rainmaker.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rainmaker palette consists of #676948 and #694948 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#695a48). Try Finch and Ferra colors in combination with #485769, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #485769 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rainmaker. Thus Axolotl and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rainmaker contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tobacco Brown, Eggplant, and Axolotl split by 90° on the color wheel. #485769 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rainmaker tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#695a48) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Tobacco Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #694856 and #48695a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #485769 is made of 27% red, 33% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Rainmaker has a hue angle of 212.73°, a saturation of 18.64% and a lightness of 34.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #485769 is made of 12.94% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.82% black ink.

HEX #485769
RGB Decimal rgb(72,87,105)
RGB Percentage 27%, 33%, 40%
CMYK 12.94, 7.06, 0, 58.82
HSL hsl(212.73,18.64%,34.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(212.73,31.43%,41.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.3931,-1.0985,-12.24)
XYZ xyz(8.6305,9.214,14.6882)
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