Rain Dance Color

#a9ccdb

Rain Dance is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #563324
Complementary Color #dbb7a8
Color Shade: cool cyan (198° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 76.08% (better contrasting with black)
Rain Dance Color Sample
Rain Dance Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a9ccdb

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rain Dance Color. The Simply Elegant color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Goddess (#d0e1e8) for more calm effect. Try Northwind as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#dbb7a8 is the best complementary color to Rain Dance. 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 #a9ccdb complementary color is Cameo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Aqua Island are #a8dbd1 and #a8b3db. Thus found on the left and right of #a9ccdb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sinbad and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Rain Dance.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rain Dance palette consists of #dbd1a8 and #dba8b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbb7a8). Try Sapling and Blossom colors in combination with #a9ccdb, 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 #a9ccdb 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 Rain Dance. Thus Deco and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rain Dance contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cameo, Light Wisteria, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9ccdb square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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 Dance tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dbb7a8) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moss Green – 120° from the complementary Cameo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dba8cb and #a8dbb7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a9ccdb is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Rain Dance has a hue angle of 198°, a saturation of 40.98% and a lightness of 76.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9ccdb is made of 19.61% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black ink.

HEX #a9ccdb
RGB Decimal rgb(169,204,219)
RGB Percentage 29%, 34%, 37%
CMYK 19.61, 5.88, 0, 14.12
HSL hsl(198,40.98%,76.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(198,22.83%,85.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.0304,-8.3122,-11.2908)
XYZ xyz(50.7412,56.7352,75.2945)
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