Smoky Azurite is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #8f7261 |
| Complementary Color | #9e8170 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.17° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 52.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoky Azurite Color. The Sea Beast color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Hampton Surf (#597681) for more calm effect. Try Russ Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9e8170 is the best complementary color to Smoky Azurite. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #708d9e complementary color is Pharlap, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gothic are #709e98 and #70759e. Thus found on the left and right of #708d9e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Nymph and Kimberly colors as they work well with Smoky Azurite.
The split-complementary Smoky Azurite palette consists of #9e9870 and #9e7075 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e8170). Try Gurkha and Bazaar colors in combination with #708d9e, 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 #708d9e offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Smoky Azurite. Thus Avocado and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smoky Azurite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pharlap, Trendy Pink, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #708d9e square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red 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. Smoky Azurite tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9e8170) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oxley – 120° from the complementary Pharlap. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e708c and #709e81.
In a RGB color space, hex #708d9e is made of 27% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Smoky Azurite has a hue angle of 202.17°, a saturation of 19.17% and a lightness of 52.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #708d9e is made of 18.04% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #708d9e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(112,141,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 34%, 38% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 6.67, 0, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(202.17,19.17%,52.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.17,29.11%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.0395,-6.0795,-12.3492) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3785,24.9631,35.9866) |