Smokey Stone 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 | #65625d |
| Complementary Color | #a29e9a |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (217.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Smokey Stone Color. The Serious Cloud color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Spartan Blue (#7a8898) for more energetic effect. Try Salon Bleu as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a29e9a is the best complementary color to Smokey Stone. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9a9da2 complementary color is Dawn, 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 Manatee are #9aa1a2 and #9b9aa2. Thus found on the left and right of #9a9da2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Manatee colors as they work well with Smokey Stone.
The split-complementary Smokey Stone palette consists of #a1a29a and #a29b9a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a29e9a). Try Delta and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #9a9da2, 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 #9a9da2 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 Smokey Stone. Thus Lemon Grass and Dusty Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smokey Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dawn, Shady Lady, and Mantle split by 90° on the color wheel. #9a9da2 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. Smokey Stone tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#a29e9a) and two others. The Dusty Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pewter – 120° from the complementary Dawn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a29a9d and #9aa29e.
In a RGB color space, hex #9a9da2 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Smokey Stone has a hue angle of 217.5°, a saturation of 4.12% and a lightness of 61.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9a9da2 is made of 3.14% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #9a9da2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,157,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 1.96, 0, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(217.5,4.12%,61.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(217.5,4.94%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.6379,-0.0863,-2.9867) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.905,33.5926,38.9849) |