Rainwater is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #78262d |
| Complementary Color | #d8878e |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (174.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.02% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rainwater Color. The Ice Cube color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Timeless Seafoam (#afe4e2) for more calm effect. Try Star Grass as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d8878e is the best complementary color to Rainwater. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #87d9d2 complementary color is My Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bermuda are #87d8a9 and #87b6d8. Thus found on the left and right of #87d9d2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vista Blue and Half Baked colors as they work well with Rainwater.
The split-complementary Rainwater palette consists of #d8a987 and #d887b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8878e). Try Tumbleweed and Shocking colors in combination with #87d9d2, 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 #87d9d2 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rainwater. Thus Deco and Light Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rainwater contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary My Pink, Lavender, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #87d9d2 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rainwater tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#d8878e) and two others. The Light Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Feijoa – 120° from the complementary My Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d187d8 and #8ed887.
In a RGB color space, hex #87d9d2 is made of 24% red, 39% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Rainwater has a hue angle of 174.88°, a saturation of 51.9% and a lightness of 69.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87d9d2 is made of 32.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #87d9d2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,217,210) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 39%, 37% |
| CMYK | 32.16, 0, 2.75, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(174.88,51.9%,69.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(174.88,37.79%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.5272,-26.5724,-4.4606) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.4374,59.4297,69.9963) |