Rich Pewter Color

#6b7172

Rich Pewter 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 #948e8d
Complementary Color #726c6a
Color Shade: mid cyan (188.57° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 43.33% (better contrasting with white)
Rich Pewter Color Sample
Rich Pewter Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6b7172

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rich Pewter Color. The Shadow Effect color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blustery Sky (#6f848c) for more energetic effect. Try Puddle Jumper as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#726c6a is the best complementary color to Rich Pewter. 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 #6b7172 complementary color is Dove Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Nevada are #6a726f and #6a6d72. Thus found on the left and right of #6b7172 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Nevada colors as they work well with Rich Pewter.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rich Pewter palette consists of #726f6a and #726a6d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#726c6a). Try Flint and Scorpion colors in combination with #6b7172, 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 #6b7172 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 Rich Pewter. Thus Storm Dust and Fedora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rich Pewter contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dove Gray, Salt Box, and Willow Grove split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b7172 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Rich Pewter tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#726c6a) and two others. The Fedora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Dove Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #726a71 and #6a726c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6b7172 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Rich Pewter has a hue angle of 188.57°, a saturation of 3.17% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b7172 is made of 2.75% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black ink.

HEX #6b7172
RGB Decimal rgb(107,113,114)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 2.75, 0.4, 0, 55.29
HSL hsl(188.57,3.17%,43.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(188.57,6.14%,44.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.1719,-2.0566,-1.3469)
XYZ xyz(15.0058,16.151,18.2461)
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