Prince Grey Color

#a0adac

Prince Grey 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 #5f5253
Complementary Color #ada0a1
Color Shade: warm cyan (175.38° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 65.29% (better contrasting with white)
Prince Grey Color Sample
Prince Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a0adac

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Prince Grey Color. The Misty Surf color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Millennium Silver (#8c9595) for more calm effect. Try Dust to Dust as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ada0a1 is the best complementary color to Prince Grey. 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 #a0adac complementary color is Martini, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Edward are #a0ada5 and #a0a7ad. Thus found on the left and right of #a0adac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pewter and Gray Chateau colors as they work well with Prince Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Prince Grey palette consists of #ada5a0 and #ada0a7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ada0a1). Try Cloudy and Shady Lady colors in combination with #a0adac, 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 #a0adac 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 Prince Grey. Thus Delta and Amethyst Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Prince Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Martini, Santas Gray, and Bud split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0adac square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Prince Grey tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#ada0a1) and two others. The Amethyst Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bud – 120° from the complementary Martini. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aca0ad and #a1ada0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a0adac is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Prince Grey has a hue angle of 175.38°, a saturation of 7.34% and a lightness of 65.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0adac is made of 5.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 32.16% black ink.

HEX #a0adac
RGB Decimal rgb(160,173,172)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 5.09, 0, 0.39, 32.16
HSL hsl(175.38,7.34%,65.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(175.38,7.51%,67.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.7105,-4.7307,-1.0569)
XYZ xyz(36.8872,40.3393,44.8718)
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