Information about Electric Gray color

#A5ADAD - Electric Gray color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A5ADAD ("Electric Gray") belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(165, 173, 173) (64.7% red, 67.8% green, 67.8% blue), or CMYK 3 / 0 / 0 / 32 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#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

#A5ADAD
#B6BDBD

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#C8CDCD

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#DADEDE

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#ECEEEE

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White

#FFFFFF

Electric Gray color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD
#808C8C

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#5F6A6A

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#3F4646

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#1F2323

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Black

#000000

Electric Gray color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD
#9CA3A3

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#949B9B

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#8D9292

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#868888

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Grey

#808080

Electric Gray color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A5A3AC

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#A3A5AC

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#A3A9AC

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Electric Gray

#A5ADAD
#A3ACA9

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#A3ACA5

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#A5ACA3

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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.

Complementary color schemes
#A5ADAD
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD

#ADA4A4
#ADA4A4

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#A5ADAD
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD

#ADA8A4
#ADA8A4

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#ADA4A8
#ADA4A8

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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.

Analogous color scheme
#A4A8AD
#A4A8AD

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#A5ADAD
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD

#A4ADA8
#A4ADA8

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#A5ADAD
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD

#ADA4AD
#ADA4AD

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#ADADA4
#ADADA4

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#A5ADAD
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD

#A4A4AD
#A4A4AD

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#ADA4A4
#ADA4A4

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#ADADA4
#ADADA4

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#A5ADAD
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD

#A8A4AD
#A8A4AD

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#ADA4A4
#ADA4A4

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#A8ADA4
#A8ADA4

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Nearest named colors to Electric Gray

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Double Surrender color link
Double Surrender

#A8AAAB

Chrome Aluminum color link
Chrome Aluminum

#A8A9AD

Dusty Ash color link
Dusty Ash

#A4AEA8

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Conch color link
Conch

#A0B1AE

Dark Gray color link
Dark Gray

#A9A9A9

Silver Chalice color link
Silver Chalice

#ACACAC

Hit Grey color link
Hit Grey

#A1A9A8

Electric Gray color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#A5ADAD - Electric Gray color image Electric Gray color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

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 Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA5ADAD
  • DECIMAL ID10857901
  • Name Length13
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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