Flint Smoke is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #574d4e |
| Complementary Color | #b2a8a9 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (174° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 67.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Flint Smoke Color. The Boredom color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Walrus (#999b9b) for more calm effect. Try Delicate Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b2a8a9 is the best complementary color to Flint Smoke. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a8b2b1 complementary color is Nobel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Edward are #a8b2ac and #a8aeb2. Thus found on the left and right of #a8b2b1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Gray Chateau colors as they work well with Flint Smoke.
The split-complementary Flint Smoke palette consists of #b2aca8 and #b2a8ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b2a8a9). Try Cloudy and Shady Lady colors in combination with #a8b2b1, 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 #a8b2b1 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Flint Smoke. Thus Delta and Amethyst Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flint Smoke contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nobel, Spun Pearl, and Bud split by 90° on the color wheel. #a8b2b1 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Flint Smoke tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#b2a8a9) and two others. The Amethyst Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Spring – 120° from the complementary Nobel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b1a8b2 and #a9b2a8.
In a RGB color space, hex #a8b2b1 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Flint Smoke has a hue angle of 174°, a saturation of 6.1% and a lightness of 67.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a8b2b1 is made of 3.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 30.2% black ink.
| HEX | #a8b2b1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,178,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 0, 0.39, 30.2 |
| HSL | hsl(174,6.1%,67.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(174,5.62%,69.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.7851,-3.6751,-0.7046) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0047,43.3399,47.8519) |