Dark Pewter is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #9f979a |
| Complementary Color | #686062 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (157.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Pewter Color. The Pine Brook color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Forest Edge (#627b72) for more energetic effect. Try Cypress Garden as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#686062 is the best complementary color to Dark Pewter. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #606865 complementary color is Scorpion, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Corduroy are #606861 and #606768. Thus found on the left and right of #606865 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Nevada colors as they work well with Dark Pewter.
The split-complementary Dark Pewter palette consists of #686160 and #686067 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#686062). Try Scorpion and Fedora colors in combination with #606865, 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 #606865 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Pewter. Thus Ironside Gray and Salt Box giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Pewter contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scorpion, Mid Gray, and Storm Dust split by 90° on the color wheel. #606865 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Pewter tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#686062) and two others. The Salt Box is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Willow Grove – 120° from the complementary Scorpion. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #656068 and #636860.
In a RGB color space, hex #606865 is made of 32% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Pewter has a hue angle of 157.5°, a saturation of 4% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #606865 is made of 3.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.17% yellow and 59.22% black ink.
| HEX | #606865 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(96,104,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.13, 0, 1.17, 59.22 |
| HSL | hsl(157.5,4%,39.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(157.5,7.69%,40.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.2519,-3.7082,0.6269) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1231,13.327,14.2453) |