Pewter is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #69575e |
| Complementary Color | #a8969d |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (156.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pewter Color. The Yucca color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bitter Clover Green (#769789) for more energetic effect. Try Regal View as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a8969d is the best complementary color to Pewter. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #96a8a1 complementary color is Dusty Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pewter are #96a898 and #96a6a8. Thus found on the left and right of #96a8a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Envy and Cascade colors as they work well with Pewter.
The split-complementary Pewter palette consists of #a89896 and #a896a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8969d). Try Dusty Gray and Shady Lady colors in combination with #96a8a1, 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 #96a8a1 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pewter. Thus Bronco and Amethyst Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pewter contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dusty Gray, Santas Gray, and Bud split by 90° on the color wheel. #96a8a1 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow 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 red magenta complementary color (#a8969d) and two others. The Amethyst Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bud – 120° from the complementary Dusty Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a096a8 and #9da896.
In a RGB color space, hex #96a8a1 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Pewter has a hue angle of 156.67°, a saturation of 9.38% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #96a8a1 is made of 7.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #96a8a1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,168,161) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 0, 2.74, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(156.67,9.38%,62.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(156.67,10.71%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.3239,-7.6858,1.4659) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0133,37.0625,39.132) |