Pier 17 Steel Color

#647d8e

Pier 17 Steel 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 #9b8271
Complementary Color #8e7563
Color Shade: cool cyan (204.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 47.45% (better contrasting with white)
Pier 17 Steel Color Sample
Pier 17 Steel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #647d8e

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pier 17 Steel Color. The Supreme Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Kingfisher Grey (#7e969f) for more calm effect. Try Silver Fir Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8e7563 is the best complementary color to Pier 17 Steel. 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 #647d8e complementary color is Cement, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lynch are #638e8a and #63678e. Thus found on the left and right of #647d8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Kimberly colors as they work well with Pier 17 Steel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pier 17 Steel palette consists of #8e8a63 and #8e6367 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e7563). Try Clay Creek and Copper Rose colors in combination with #647d8e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #647d8e 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 Pier 17 Steel. Thus Avocado and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pier 17 Steel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cement, Trendy Pink, and Highland split by 90° on the color wheel. #647d8e square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pier 17 Steel tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8e7563) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian Green – 120° from the complementary Cement. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e637c and #638e75.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #647d8e is made of 27% red, 34% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Pier 17 Steel has a hue angle of 204.29°, a saturation of 17.36% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #647d8e is made of 16.47% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black ink.

HEX #647d8e
RGB Decimal rgb(100,125,142)
RGB Percentage 27%, 34%, 39%
CMYK 16.47, 6.67, 0, 44.31
HSL hsl(204.29,17.36%,47.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204.29,29.58%,55.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.0706,-4.8028,-12.1489)
XYZ xyz(17.4716,19.3296,28.4013)
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