Wolverine 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 | #6e6762 |
| Complementary Color | #9d9691 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Wolverine Color. The New Steel color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bay Wharf (#747f89) for more energetic effect. Try Oyster Bay as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9d9691 is the best complementary color to Wolverine. 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 #91989d complementary color is Zorba, 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 Oslo Gray are #919d9c and #91929d. Thus found on the left and right of #91989d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pewter and Manatee colors as they work well with Wolverine.
The split-complementary Wolverine palette consists of #9d9c91 and #9d9192 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9d9691). Try Lemon Grass and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #91989d, 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 #91989d 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 Wolverine. Thus Lemon Grass and Venus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wolverine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zorba, Mountain Mist, and Mantle split by 90° on the color wheel. #91989d 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. Wolverine tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9d9691) and two others. The Venus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantle – 120° from the complementary Zorba. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9d9198 and #919d96.
In a RGB color space, hex #91989d is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Wolverine has a hue angle of 205°, a saturation of 5.77% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #91989d is made of 4.71% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #91989d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(145,152,157) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 4.71, 1.96, 0, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(205,5.77%,59.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205,7.64%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.432,-1.4966,-3.4984) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9911,30.9105,36.3366) |