Black Smoke is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, warm green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #c1c1c0 |
| Complementary Color | #3f3f3e |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 24.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Smoke Color. The Smoked Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Tyrian (#4e4d59) for more energetic effect. Try Black Russian as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3f3f3e is the best complementary color to Black Smoke. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3e3e3f complementary color is Tuatara, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, cool blue, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ship Gray are #3e3e3f and #3e3e3f. Thus found on the left and right of #3e3e3f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ship Gray and Ship Gray colors as they work well with Black Smoke.
The split-complementary Black Smoke palette consists of #3e3f3e and #3f3e3e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f3f3e). Try Lunar Green and Mine Shaft colors in combination with #3e3e3f, 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 #3e3e3f offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black Smoke. Thus Lunar Green and Mine Shaft giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Smoke contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tuatara, Mine Shaft, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e3e3f square combo is a palette of cool blue, mid red, warm yellow 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. Black Smoke tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#3f3f3e) and two others. The Mine Shaft is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Cod – 120° from the complementary Tuatara. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3f3e3e and #3e3f3f.
In a RGB color space, hex #3e3e3f is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Black Smoke has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 0.8% and a lightness of 24.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e3e3f is made of 0.4% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 75.29% black ink.
| HEX | #3e3e3f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,62,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.4, 0.4, 0, 75.29 |
| HSL | hsl(240,0.8%,24.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,1.59%,24.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.2398,0.2287,-0.6164) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.6064,4.8283,5.3918) |