Rainy Afternoon is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #77656a |
| Complementary Color | #9a888c |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (163.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rainy Afternoon Color. The Longfellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Gris (#a5a9a8) for more calm effect. Try Gunsmoke as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9a888c is the best complementary color to Rainy Afternoon. Cool red shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #889a95 complementary color is Dusty Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mantle are #889a8c and #88959a. Thus found on the left and right of #889a95 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mantle and Regent Gray colors as they work well with Rainy Afternoon.
The split-complementary Rainy Afternoon palette consists of #9a8c88 and #9a8895 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9a888c). Try Zorba and Venus colors in combination with #889a95, 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 #889a95 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rainy Afternoon. Thus Zorba and Mamba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rainy Afternoon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dusty Gray, Manatee, and Lemon Grass split by 90° on the color wheel. #889a95 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid 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. Rainy Afternoon tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#9a888c) and two others. The Mamba is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spanish Green – 120° from the complementary Dusty Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #95889a and #8c9a88.
In a RGB color space, hex #889a95 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Rainy Afternoon has a hue angle of 163.33°, a saturation of 8.18% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #889a95 is made of 7.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #889a95 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,154,149) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 0, 1.96, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(163.33,8.18%,56.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(163.33,11.69%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.0964,-7.3965,0.4504) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1338,30.5154,32.8937) |