Rainmaster 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 | #635b56 |
| Complementary Color | #a9a19b |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rainmaster Color. The Bird Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sidewalk Grey (#7b8f99) for more energetic effect. Try Denim Drift as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a9a19b is the best complementary color to Rainmaster. 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 #9ca4a9 complementary color is Cloudy, 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 Gray Chateau are #9ba9a7 and #9b9da9. Thus found on the left and right of #9ca4a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Santas Gray colors as they work well with Rainmaster.
The split-complementary Rainmaster palette consists of #a9a79b and #a99b9d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9a19b). Try Dawn and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #9ca4a9, 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 #9ca4a9 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 Rainmaster. Thus Bud and Dusty Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rainmaster contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cloudy, Mountain Mist, and Bud split by 90° on the color wheel. #9ca4a9 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. Rainmaster tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a9a19b) and two others. The Dusty Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pewter – 120° from the complementary Cloudy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a99ba3 and #9ba9a0.
In a RGB color space, hex #9ca4a9 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Rainmaster has a hue angle of 203.08°, a saturation of 7.03% and a lightness of 63.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9ca4a9 is made of 5.09% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #9ca4a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,164,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.09, 1.96, 0, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(203.08,7.03%,63.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.08,7.69%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.8876,-1.8268,-3.5724) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1472,36.4834,42.7784) |