Rarified Air is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #1e1919 |
| Complementary Color | #e5e1e1 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 89.22% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rarified Air Color. The Whale's Mouth color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cosmic Ray (#cadada) for more energetic effect. Try Ice Flow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e5e1e1 is the best complementary color to Rarified Air. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e1e6e6 complementary color is Bon Jour, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Porcelain are #e1e5e3 and #e1e3e5. Thus found on the left and right of #e1e6e6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Nurse and Iron colors as they work well with Rarified Air.
The split-complementary Rarified Air palette consists of #e5e3e1 and #e5e1e3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5e1e1). Try Westar and Bon Jour colors in combination with #e1e6e6, 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 #e1e6e6 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rarified Air. Thus Cararra and Bon Jour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rarified Air contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bon Jour, Mischka, and Gray Nurse split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1e6e6 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rarified Air tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e5e1e1) and two others. The Bon Jour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Nurse – 120° from the complementary Bon Jour. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5e1e5 and #e1e5e1.
In a RGB color space, hex #e1e6e6 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Rarified Air has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 9.09% and a lightness of 89.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1e6e6 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black ink.
| HEX | #e1e6e6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(225,230,230) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 0, 0, 9.8 |
| HSL | hsl(180,9.09%,89.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,2.17%,90.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.9232,-1.6661,-0.5943) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.6311,78.3144,86.0983) |