Urban Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #353533 |
| Complementary Color | #ccccca |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 79.61% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Urban Grey Color. The Love-Struck Chinchilla color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pantomime (#adafba) for more energetic effect. Try Fading Sunset as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ccccca is the best complementary color to Urban Grey. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cacacc complementary color is Quill Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of French Gray are #cacbcc and #cbcacc. Thus found on the left and right of #cacacc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Sand and French Gray colors as they work well with Urban Grey.
The split-complementary Urban Grey palette consists of #cbccca and #cccbca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccccca). Try Celeste and Cloud colors in combination with #cacacc, 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 #cacacc offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Urban Grey. Thus Pumice and Silver giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Urban Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quill Gray, Pale Slate, and Pumice split by 90° on the color wheel. #cacacc square combo is a palette of cool blue, red magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Urban Grey tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#ccccca) and two others. The Silver is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Sand – 120° from the complementary Quill Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cccaca and #cacccc.
In a RGB color space, hex #cacacc is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Urban Grey has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 1.92% and a lightness of 79.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cacacc is made of 0.78% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cacacc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,202,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0.78, 0, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(240,1.92%,79.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,0.98%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.378,0.3718,-1.0033) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.3767,59.1572,65.5739) |