A smoke composition which is effective in the visible and infrared ranges and includes at least one oxidant and at least one reducing agent and at least one smoke agent generating carbon particles. This composition has superchlorinated polyvinyl chloride (C-PVC) as smoke agent, wherein the chlorine content of this smoke agent is between 57% and 70% of the weight of superchlorinated polyvinyl chloride, wherein the composition has 49% to 90% by weight of superchlorinated polyvinyl chloride (C-PVC) based on the total weight of the composition.