Smoky Studio 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 | #817a6f |
| Complementary Color | #90897e |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 52.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoky Studio Color. The Hong Kong Skyline color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Downpour (#9b9ea2) for more calm effect. Try Shutter Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#90897e is the best complementary color to Smoky Studio. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7e8590 complementary color is Natural Gray, 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 Oslo Gray are #7e8e90 and #807e90. Thus found on the left and right of #7e8590 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oslo Gray and Waterloo colors as they work well with Smoky Studio.
The split-complementary Smoky Studio palette consists of #8e907e and #90807e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#90897e). Try Bitter and Hurricane colors in combination with #7e8590, 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 #7e8590 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 Smoky Studio. Thus Battleship Gray and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smoky Studio contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Natural Gray, Venus, and Spanish Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e8590 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. Smoky Studio tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#90897e) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Smoke – 120° from the complementary Natural Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #907e85 and #7e9089.
In a RGB color space, hex #7e8590 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Smoky Studio has a hue angle of 216.67°, a saturation of 7.5% and a lightness of 52.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e8590 is made of 7.06% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black ink.
| HEX | #7e8590 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,133,144) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 4.31, 0, 43.53 |
| HSL | hsl(216.67,7.5%,52.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216.67,12.5%,56.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.3026,-0.224,-6.7818) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0258,23.2243,29.7074) |