Information about Pewter color
Basic facts about this digital color
#91A092 presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Mantle (#8B9C90). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Marsh Green (#8BA58F) and Morning Blue (#8DA399).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(145, 160, 146)), which gives #91A092 its character. If you plan to put text on a #91A092 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. The name "Pewter" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Pewter color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Pewter color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Pewter color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Pewter color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Pewter color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Pewter color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Pewter color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Pewter
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#8B9C90
#8BA58F
#8DA399
#8BA690
#999B95
#989C99
#97A49A
#96988C
#9A9991
#8A9794
#949594
#929698
Pewter color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#91A092
- RGB145, 160, 146
- CMYK6, 0, 5, 37
- CSSrgb(145, 160, 146)
- HSL124°, 7%, 60%
- HSL Precise124°, 7.317%, 59.804%
- HSV124°, 9%, 63%
- HSB124°, 9%, 63%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.569
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.573
- GLSLvec3(0.569, 0.627, 0.573)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.569, 0.627, 0.573, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.569, 0.627, 0.573)
- Percentage of Red in RGB56.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB57.3%
- Color FamilyGreen
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID91A092
- DECIMAL ID9543826
- Name Length6
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- Counting from2025-01-01
