Information about Smoky color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly muted balanced grey tone, #605D6B occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mobster (#605A67). Slightly further away sit Quarter Grey Friars (#5E6267) and Quadrant Grey (#595E6B).
The recipe behind #605D6B is rgb(96, 93, 107), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #605D6B: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. The name "Smoky" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Smoky color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Smoky color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Smoky color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Smoky color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Smoky color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Smoky color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Smoky color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Smoky
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#605A67
#5E6267
#595E6B
#61666B
#625665
#636373
#696268
#59656D
#685D63
#646463
#565B64
#656664
Smoky color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#605D6B
- RGB96, 93, 107
- CMYK4, 5, 0, 58
- CSSrgb(96, 93, 107)
- HSL253°, 7%, 39%
- HSL Precise252.857°, 7%, 39.216%
- HSV253°, 13%, 42%
- HSB253°, 13%, 42%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.376
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
- GLSLvec3(0.376, 0.365, 0.420)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.376, 0.365, 0.420, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.376, 0.365, 0.420)
- Percentage of Red in RGB37.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID605D6B
- DECIMAL ID6315371
- Name Length5
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