Smoky Blue 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 | #8e6959 |
| Complementary Color | #a68171 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoky Blue Color. The Refuge color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Ebbtide (#84b4be) for more energetic effect. Try Night Owl as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a68171 is the best complementary color to Smoky Blue. 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 #7196a6 complementary color is Sandal, 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 #71a69b and #717ba6. Thus found on the left and right of #7196a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Nymph and Lynch colors as they work well with Smoky Blue.
The split-complementary Smoky Blue palette consists of #a69b71 and #a6717b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a68171). Try Donkey Brown and Coral Tree colors in combination with #7196a6, 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 #7196a6 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 Blue. Thus Green Smoke and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smoky Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandal, Trendy Pink, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #7196a6 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 Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a68171) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay Leaf – 120° from the complementary Sandal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a67196 and #71a681.
In a RGB color space, hex #7196a6 is made of 26% red, 35% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Smoky Blue has a hue angle of 198.11°, a saturation of 22.94% and a lightness of 54.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7196a6 is made of 20.79% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #7196a6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(113,150,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 35%, 39% |
| CMYK | 20.79, 6.28, 0, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(198.11,22.94%,54.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.11,31.93%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.9579,-8.766,-12.5152) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5993,28.0766,40.1992) |