Rain Cloud Color

#919fa1

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

Inverse Color #6e605e
Complementary Color #a19391
Color Shade: mid cyan (187.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 60% (better contrasting with white)
Rain Cloud Color Sample
Rain Cloud Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #919fa1

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rain Cloud Color. The Baritone color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Distant Thunder (#7f8688) for more calm effect. Try Garrison Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a19391 is the best complementary color to Rain Cloud. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #919fa1 complementary color is Dusty Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Granny Smith are #91a19b and #9197a1. Thus found on the left and right of #919fa1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pewter and Manatee colors as they work well with Rain Cloud.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rain Cloud palette consists of #a19b91 and #a19196 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a19391). Try Zorba and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #919fa1, 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 #919fa1 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rain Cloud. Thus Lemon Grass and Venus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rain Cloud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dusty Gray, Mountain Mist, and Lemon Grass split by 90° on the color wheel. #919fa1 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Rain Cloud tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a19391) and two others. The Venus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantle – 120° from the complementary Dusty Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a1919f and #91a193.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #919fa1 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Rain Cloud has a hue angle of 187.5°, a saturation of 7.84% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #919fa1 is made of 6.28% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black ink.

HEX #919fa1
RGB Decimal rgb(145,159,161)
RGB Percentage 31%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 6.28, 0.79, 0, 36.86
HSL hsl(187.5,7.84%,60%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(187.5,9.94%,63.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.4748,-4.5302,-2.7439)
XYZ xyz(30.5082,33.3892,38.555)
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