Information about Electric Gray color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A5ADAD presents itself as a muted, almost neutral grey — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Titans Grey (#A5ACAF). Slightly further away sit Gull Grey (#A4ADB0) and Double Surrender (#A8AAAB).
In RGB terms — rgb(165, 173, 173) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A5ADAD: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Electric Gray" in the Register.
Electric Gray color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Electric Gray color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Electric Gray color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Electric Gray color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Electric Gray color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Electric Gray 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 Electric Gray color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Electric Gray
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#A5ACAF
#A4ADB0
#A8AAAB
#A8A9AD
#A4AEA8
#A2AAB1
#A4A8B0
#A0AAAB
#A5A9B2
#A0B1AE
#A9A9A9
#ACACAC
Electric Gray color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A5ADAD
- RGB165, 173, 173
- CMYK3, 0, 0, 32
- CSSrgb(165, 173, 173)
- HSL180°, 5%, 66%
- HSL Precise180°, 4.651%, 66.275%
- HSV180°, 5%, 68%
- HSB180°, 5%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
- GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.678, 0.678)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.678, 0.678, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.678, 0.678)
- Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDA5ADAD
- DECIMAL ID10857901
- Name Length13
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