Smoky Mountain is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #505756 |
| Complementary Color | #a8afae |
| Color Shade: | cool red (351.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoky Mountain Color. The Ash Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Decorum (#b39aa0) for more energetic effect. Try Persian Pastel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a8afae is the best complementary color to Smoky Mountain. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #afa8a9 complementary color is Edward, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Silver Chalice are #afa8ac and #afaaa8. Thus found on the left and right of #afa8a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shady Lady and Cloudy colors as they work well with Smoky Mountain.
The split-complementary Smoky Mountain palette consists of #a8acaf and #a8afaa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8afae). Try Gray Chateau and Edward colors in combination with #afa8a9, 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 #afa8a9 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Smoky Mountain. Thus Aluminium and Bud giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smoky Mountain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edward, Bud, and Spun Pearl split by 90° on the color wheel. #afa8a9 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Smoky Mountain tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#a8afae) and two others. The Bud is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Mist – 120° from the complementary Edward. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9afa8 and #aea8af.
In a RGB color space, hex #afa8a9 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Smoky Mountain has a hue angle of 351.43°, a saturation of 4.19% and a lightness of 67.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afa8a9 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 2.36% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #afa8a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,168,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 2.36, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(351.43,4.19%,67.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(351.43,4%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.458,2.6937,0.3722) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8433,39.9838,43.2065) |