Pyrite Green is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #c59c9b |
| Complementary Color | #643b39 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (181.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pyrite Green Color. The Platoon Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mysterious Blue (#3e7a85) for more energetic effect. Try Black Water as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#643b39 is the best complementary color to Pyrite Green. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3a6364 complementary color is Congo Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of William are #396450 and #394e64. Thus found on the left and right of #3a6364 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Killarney and Fiord colors as they work well with Pyrite Green.
The split-complementary Pyrite Green palette consists of #645039 and #64394d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#643b39). Try Millbrook and Eggplant colors in combination with #3a6364, 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 #3a6364 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pyrite Green. Thus Verdigris and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pyrite Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Congo Brown, Voodoo, and Chalet Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3a6364 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, 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. Pyrite Green tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#643b39) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Congo Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #643963 and #39643a.
In a RGB color space, hex #3a6364 is made of 23% red, 39% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Pyrite Green has a hue angle of 181.43°, a saturation of 26.58% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3a6364 is made of 16.47% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.78% black ink.
| HEX | #3a6364 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(58,99,100) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 39%, 39% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 0.4, 0, 60.78 |
| HSL | hsl(181.43,26.58%,30.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(181.43,42%,39.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.1448,-14.0357,-5.0977) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.507,10.7433,13.6819) |