Rain Water is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #291a14 |
| Complementary Color | #ebdbd6 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 88.04% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rain Water Color. The Omphalodes 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 Basin Blue (#b9dee4) for more energetic effect. Try Crystal Waters as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ebdbd6 is the best complementary color to Rain Water. Mid red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d6e5eb complementary color is Bizarre, 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 Botticelli are #d6ebe6 and #d6daeb. Thus found on the left and right of #d6e5eb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swans Down and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Rain Water.
The split-complementary Rain Water palette consists of #ebe6d6 and #ebd6da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ebdbd6). Try White Rock and Bizarre colors in combination with #d6e5eb, 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 #d6e5eb 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 Water. Thus Kidnapper and Prim giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rain Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bizarre, Snuff, and Zanah split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6e5eb square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, mid 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. Rain Water tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ebdbd6) and two others. The Prim is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf Crest – 120° from the complementary Bizarre. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ebd6e5 and #d6ebdb.
In a RGB color space, hex #d6e5eb is made of 32% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Rain Water has a hue angle of 197.14°, a saturation of 34.43% and a lightness of 88.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6e5eb is made of 8.24% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black ink.
| HEX | #d6e5eb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(214,229,235) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 8.24, 2.36, 0, 7.84 |
| HSL | hsl(197.14,34.43%,88.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.14,8.94%,92.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.0137,-3.8232,-4.6379) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.7463,76.3329,89.6023) |