Pewter Ring is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #757779 |
| Complementary Color | #86888a |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pewter Ring Color. The Anchovy color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Intellectual Grey (#a8a093) for more energetic effect. Try Hulett Ore as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#86888a is the best complementary color to Pewter Ring. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8a8886 complementary color is Oslo Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Natural Gray are #8a8686 and #8a8a86. Thus found on the left and right of #8a8886 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray and Natural Gray colors as they work well with Pewter Ring.
The split-complementary Pewter Ring palette consists of #86868a and #868a8a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#86888a). Try Jumbo and Gunsmoke colors in combination with #8a8886, 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 #8a8886 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pewter Ring. Thus Mamba and Gunsmoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pewter Ring contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oslo Gray, Stack, and Monsoon split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a8886 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pewter Ring tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#86888a) and two others. The Gunsmoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Suva Gray – 120° from the complementary Oslo Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #868a88 and #8a8688.
In a RGB color space, hex #8a8886 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Pewter Ring has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 1.68% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a8886 is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #8a8886 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,136,134) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.79, 1.57, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(30,1.68%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,2.9%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.8142,0.3586,1.3269) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5885,24.7328,26.0849) |