Pewter is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #6e5f6d |
| Complementary Color | #a0919f |
| Color Shade: | mid green (124° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Pewter Color. The Mortar Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hugh's Hue (#9fa09f) for more calm effect. Try Ivy Wreath as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a0919f is the best complementary color to Pewter. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #91a092 complementary color is Venus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mantle are #97a091 and #91a099. Thus found on the left and right of #91a092 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lemon Grass and Pewter colors as they work well with Pewter.
The split-complementary Pewter palette consists of #a09197 and #9991a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a0919f). Try Dusty Gray and Mountain Mist colors in combination with #91a092, 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 #91a092 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pewter. Thus Dusty Gray and Manatee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pewter contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Venus, Manatee, and Zorba split by 90° on the color wheel. #91a092 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pewter tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#a0919f) and two others. The Manatee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lemon Grass – 120° from the complementary Venus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9291a0 and #9fa091.
In a RGB color space, hex #91a092 is made of 32% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pewter has a hue angle of 124°, a saturation of 7.32% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #91a092 is made of 5.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.5% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #91a092 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(145,160,146) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 5.89, 0, 5.5, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(124,7.32%,59.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(124,9.38%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.3521,-8.059,5.4859) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4362,33.2367,32.058) |