Thunder Chi 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 | #553b2b |
| Complementary Color | #d4b9aa |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 74.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Thunder Chi Color. The Paris color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ocean Bubble (#8cadcd) for more energetic effect. Try Northern Sky as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d4b9aa is the best complementary color to Thunder Chi. 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 #aac4d4 complementary color is Vanilla, 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 Casper are #aad4ce and #aaafd4. Thus found on the left and right of #aac4d4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Mist and Wistful colors as they work well with Thunder Chi.
The split-complementary Thunder Chi palette consists of #d4ceaa and #d4aaaf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d4b9aa). Try Akaroa and Careys Pink colors in combination with #aac4d4, 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 #aac4d4 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 Thunder Chi. Thus Sprout and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Thunder Chi contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Vanilla, Light Wisteria, and Sprout split by 90° on the color wheel. #aac4d4 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. Thunder Chi tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d4b9aa) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gum Leaf – 120° from the complementary Vanilla. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d4aac4 and #aad4b9.
In a RGB color space, hex #aac4d4 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Thunder Chi has a hue angle of 202.86°, a saturation of 32.81% and a lightness of 74.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aac4d4 is made of 16.47% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #aac4d4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,196,212) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 6.28, 0, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(202.86,32.81%,74.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.86,19.81%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.7446,-5.3437,-10.9314) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.2012,52.7794,69.9343) |