Smokey Slate Color

#a5b5ac

Smokey Slate is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #5a4a53
Complementary Color #b5a4ae
Color Shade: cool green (146.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.84% (better contrasting with white)
Smokey Slate Color Sample
Smokey Slate Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a5b5ac

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Smokey Slate Color. The Gun Barrel color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cosmic Quest (#9ea19f) for more calm effect. Try Aspen Aura as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b5a4ae is the best complementary color to Smokey Slate. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a5b5ac complementary color is Shady Lady, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Edward are #a5b5a4 and #a4b5b4. Thus found on the left and right of #a5b5ac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Norway and Edward colors as they work well with Smokey Slate.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Smokey Slate palette consists of #b5a4a5 and #b4a4b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5a4ae). Try Martini and London Hue colors in combination with #a5b5ac, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #a5b5ac offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Smokey Slate. Thus Silk and Amethyst Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Smokey Slate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shady Lady, Santas Gray, and Eagle split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5b5ac square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Smokey Slate tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#b5a4ae) and two others. The Amethyst Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bud – 120° from the complementary Shady Lady. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aca4b5 and #aeb5a4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a5b5ac is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Smokey Slate has a hue angle of 146.25°, a saturation of 9.76% and a lightness of 67.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5b5ac is made of 6.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 29.02% black ink.

HEX #a5b5ac
RGB Decimal rgb(165,181,172)
RGB Percentage 32%, 35%, 33%
CMYK 6.27, 0, 3.53, 29.02
HSL hsl(146.25,9.76%,67.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(146.25,8.84%,70.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.2456,-7.2824,2.6815)
XYZ xyz(39.4873,44.0256,45.4463)
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