Midnight in NY is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #b1a5a6 |
| Complementary Color | #5a4e4f |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (175° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Midnight in NY Color. The Dark Ash color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Castaway Lagoon (#607374) for more energetic effect. Try Drifting Downstream as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5a4e4f is the best complementary color to Midnight in NY. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4e5a59 complementary color is Don Juan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Nandor are #4e5a53 and #4e555a. Thus found on the left and right of #4e5a59 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nandor and Abbey colors as they work well with Midnight in NY.
The split-complementary Midnight in NY palette consists of #5a534e and #5a4e55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a4e4f). Try Fuscous Gray and Don Juan colors in combination with #4e5a59, 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 #4e5a59 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Midnight in NY. Thus Fuscous Gray and Mortar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Midnight in NY contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Don Juan, Scarpa Flow, and Siam split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e5a59 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Midnight in NY tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#5a4e4f) and two others. The Mortar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Asparagus – 120° from the complementary Don Juan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #594e5a and #4f5a4e.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e5a59 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Midnight in NY has a hue angle of 175°, a saturation of 7.14% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e5a59 is made of 4.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #4e5a59 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,90,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 4.7, 0, 0.39, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(175,7.14%,32.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(175,13.33%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.2129,-4.886,-1.0082) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.6012,9.6533,10.8611) |