Smoke and Mirrors Color

#d9e6e8

Smoke and Mirrors is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #261917
Complementary Color #e7dbd9
Color Shade: mid cyan (188° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 88.04% (better contrasting with black)
Smoke and Mirrors Color Sample
Smoke and Mirrors Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d9e6e8

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoke and Mirrors Color. The Alexandrian Sky color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Light Sky Chase (#bad7dc) for more energetic effect. Try Aqua Whisper as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e7dbd9 is the best complementary color to Smoke and Mirrors. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9e6e8 complementary color is Pearl Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mystic are #d9e7e2 and #d9dee7. Thus found on the left and right of #d9e6e8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paris White and Geyser colors as they work well with Smoke and Mirrors.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Smoke and Mirrors palette consists of #e7e2d9 and #e7d9de colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7dbd9). Try Satin Linen and Lola colors in combination with #d9e6e8, 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 #d9e6e8 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Smoke and Mirrors. Thus Periglacial Blue and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Smoke and Mirrors contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pearl Bush, Snuff, and Periglacial Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9e6e8 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green 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. Smoke and Mirrors tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e7dbd9) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf Crest – 120° from the complementary Pearl Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e7d9e5 and #d9e7db.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d9e6e8 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Smoke and Mirrors has a hue angle of 188°, a saturation of 24.59% and a lightness of 88.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9e6e8 is made of 5.88% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black ink.

HEX #d9e6e8
RGB Decimal rgb(217,230,232)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 5.88, 0.78, 0, 9.02
HSL hsl(188,24.59%,88.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(188,6.47%,90.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(90.4005,-3.9346,-2.474)
XYZ xyz(71.4776,77.1715,87.4723)
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