Antique Tin is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #918e8c |
| Complementary Color | #72706e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Antique Tin Color. The Monument color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Steel (#535a61) for more energetic effect. Try Adirondack Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#72706e is the best complementary color to Antique Tin. 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 #6e7173 complementary color is Tapa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Nevada are #6e7272 and #6e6e72. Thus found on the left and right of #6e7173 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sirocco and Mid Gray colors as they work well with Antique Tin.
The split-complementary Antique Tin palette consists of #72726e and #726e6e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#72706e). Try Ironside Gray and Dove Gray colors in combination with #6e7173, 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 #6e7173 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Antique Tin. Thus Limed Ash and Empress giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Antique Tin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tapa, Fedora, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e7173 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Antique Tin tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#72706e) and two others. The Empress is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Tapa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #726e70 and #6e7270.
In a RGB color space, hex #6e7173 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Antique Tin has a hue angle of 204°, a saturation of 2.22% and a lightness of 44.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e7173 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #6e7173 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(110,113,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 0.79, 0, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(204,2.22%,44.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204,4.35%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.4472,-0.7202,-1.5103) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.43,16.3631,18.5648) |