Urbanite Color

#4d5659

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

Inverse Color #b2a9a6
Complementary Color #594f4c
Color Shade: mid cyan (195° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 32.55% (better contrasting with white)
Urbanite Color Sample
Urbanite Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4d5659

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Urbanite Color. The NYPD color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Moody Blues (#586e75) for more energetic effect. Try Montana as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#594f4c is the best complementary color to Urbanite. 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 #4d5659 complementary color is Don Juan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Abbey are #4c5955 and #4c4f59. Thus found on the left and right of #4d5659 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nandor and Trout colors as they work well with Urbanite.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Urbanite palette consists of #59554c and #594c50 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#594f4c). Try Fuscous Gray and Don Juan colors in combination with #4d5659, 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 #4d5659 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 Urbanite. Thus Fuscous Gray and Don Juan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Urbanite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Don Juan, Mortar, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d5659 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. Urbanite tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#594f4c) and two others. The Don Juan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Don Juan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #594c56 and #4c594f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4d5659 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Urbanite has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 7.23% and a lightness of 32.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d5659 is made of 4.7% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black ink.

HEX #4d5659
RGB Decimal rgb(77,86,89)
RGB Percentage 31%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 4.7, 1.17, 0, 65.1
HSL hsl(195,7.23%,32.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(195,13.48%,34.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.8968,-2.8355,-2.9537)
XYZ xyz(8.1915,8.9546,10.7479)
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