Deep Smoke Signal is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #827c6d |
| Complementary Color | #928c7d |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (222.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Smoke Signal Color. The Wind Cave color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Nostalgic (#666c7e) for more energetic effect. Try Shining Knight as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#928c7d is the best complementary color to Deep Smoke Signal. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7d8392 complementary color is Granite Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Waterloo are #7d8d92 and #817d92. Thus found on the left and right of #7d8392 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oslo Gray and Topaz colors as they work well with Deep Smoke Signal.
The split-complementary Deep Smoke Signal palette consists of #8d927d and #92817d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#928c7d). Try Bitter and Hemp colors in combination with #7d8392, 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 #7d8392 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Deep Smoke Signal. Thus Battleship Gray and Bazaar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Smoke Signal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Granite Green, Venus, and Spanish Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #7d8392 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Smoke Signal tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#928c7d) and two others. The Bazaar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Smoke – 120° from the complementary Granite Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #927d83 and #7d928c.
In a RGB color space, hex #7d8392 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Smoke Signal has a hue angle of 222.86°, a saturation of 8.79% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7d8392 is made of 8.23% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black ink.
| HEX | #7d8392 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(125,131,146) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 8.23, 5.88, 0, 42.75 |
| HSL | hsl(222.86,8.79%,53.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(222.86,14.38%,57.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.7286,1.0196,-8.8041) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7621,22.6679,30.4225) |