Smoky Color

#605d6b

Smoky is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, green cyan or mid red

Inverse Color #9fa294
Complementary Color #676b5d
Color Shade: mid blue (252.86° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 39.22% (better contrasting with white)
Smoky Color Sample
Smoky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #605d6b

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoky Color. The Posy Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Purple Blanket (#4a455d) for more energetic effect. Try Hawk Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#676b5d is the best complementary color to Smoky. Cool yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #605d6b complementary color is Siam, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mid Gray are #5d606b and #675d6b. Thus found on the left and right of #605d6b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mid Gray and Salt Box colors as they work well with Smoky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Smoky palette consists of #616b5d and #6b675d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#676b5d). Try Willow Grove and Flint colors in combination with #605d6b, 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 #605d6b offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Smoky. Thus Corduroy and Dorado giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Smoky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Siam, Scorpion, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #605d6b square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, cool yellow and green cyan 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 tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#676b5d) and two others. The Dorado is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nevada – 120° from the complementary Siam. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b605d and #5d676b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #605d6b is made of 32% red, 31% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Smoky has a hue angle of 252.86°, a saturation of 7% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #605d6b is made of 4.31% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black ink.

HEX #605d6b
RGB Decimal rgb(96,93,107)
RGB Percentage 32%, 31%, 36%
CMYK 4.31, 5.49, 0, 58.04
HSL hsl(252.86,7%,39.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(252.86,13.08%,41.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.2084,4.2458,-7.5302)
XYZ xyz(11.3921,11.377,15.5055)
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