Smokescreen Color

#5e5755

Smokescreen is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #a1a8aa
Complementary Color #555b5d
Color Shade: mid red (13.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 35.1% (better contrasting with white)
Smokescreen Color Sample
Smokescreen Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5e5755

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Smokescreen Color. The Dobunezumi Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bateau Brown (#7a5f5a) for more energetic effect. Try Plumburn as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#555b5d is the best complementary color to Smokescreen. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5e5755 complementary color is Abbey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dorado are #5d5557 and #5d5b55. Thus found on the left and right of #5e5755 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Don Juan and Chicago colors as they work well with Smokescreen.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Smokescreen palette consists of #55575d and #555d5b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#555b5d). Try Abbey and Corduroy colors in combination with #5e5755, 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 #5e5755 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Smokescreen. Thus Scarpa Flow and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Smokescreen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Abbey, Finlandia, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e5755 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and cool magenta 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. Smokescreen tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#555b5d) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scorpion – 120° from the complementary Abbey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #555d57 and #5d555b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5e5755 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Smokescreen has a hue angle of 13.33°, a saturation of 5.03% and a lightness of 35.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e5755 is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 63.14% black ink.

HEX #5e5755
RGB Decimal rgb(94,87,85)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.74, 3.53, 63.14
HSL hsl(13.33,5.03%,35.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(13.33,9.57%,36.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.5754,2.4402,2.1764)
XYZ xyz(9.664,9.852,9.9866)
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