Smoky Emerald Color

#4c726b

Smoky Emerald is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #b38d94
Complementary Color #724c53
Color Shade: warm cyan (168.95° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 37.25% (better contrasting with white)
Smoky Emerald Color Sample
Smoky Emerald Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4c726b

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoky Emerald Color. The Balsam Branch color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mariana Trench (#445956) for more calm effect. Try Midnight Clover as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#724c53 is the best complementary color to Smoky Emerald. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4c726b complementary color is Ferra, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cutty Sark are #4c7258 and #4c6672. Thus found on the left and right of #4c726b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Como and Blue Bayoux colors as they work well with Smoky Emerald.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Smoky Emerald palette consists of #72584c and #724c66 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#724c53). Try Roman Coffee and Eggplant colors in combination with #4c726b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #4c726b offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Smoky Emerald. Thus Go Ben and Mulled Wine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Smoky Emerald contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ferra, Mulled Wine, and Finch split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c726b square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Smoky Emerald tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#724c53) and two others. The Mulled Wine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Axolotl – 120° from the complementary Ferra. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a4c72 and #53724c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4c726b is made of 26% red, 38% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Smoky Emerald has a hue angle of 168.95°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 37.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c726b is made of 14.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 55.29% black ink.

HEX #4c726b
RGB Decimal rgb(76,114,107)
RGB Percentage 26%, 38%, 36%
CMYK 14.91, 0, 2.75, 55.29
HSL hsl(168.95,20%,37.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(168.95,33.33%,44.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.1269,-15.0963,-0.4123)
XYZ xyz(11.6516,14.6327,16.1202)
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