Power Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #5d5b59 |
| Complementary Color | #a5a3a2 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Power Grey Color. The Silver Springs color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ozone (#8b95a2) for more energetic effect. Try Ancient Pewter as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a5a3a2 is the best complementary color to Power Grey. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a2a4a6 complementary color is Cloudy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gray Chateau are #a2a5a5 and #a2a2a5. Thus found on the left and right of #a2a4a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Santas Gray colors as they work well with Power Grey.
The split-complementary Power Grey palette consists of #a5a5a2 and #a5a2a2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5a3a2). Try Delta and Silver Chalice colors in combination with #a2a4a6, 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 #a2a4a6 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Power Grey. Thus Bud and Silver Chalice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Power Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cloudy, Shady Lady, and Pewter split by 90° on the color wheel. #a2a4a6 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Power Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a5a3a2) and two others. The Silver Chalice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edward – 120° from the complementary Cloudy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5a2a3 and #a2a5a3.
In a RGB color space, hex #a2a4a6 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Power Grey has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 2.2% and a lightness of 64.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a2a4a6 is made of 1.57% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #a2a4a6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(162,164,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0.79, 0, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(210,2.2%,64.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,2.41%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.2661,-0.3233,-1.2915) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0587,36.9855,41.3675) |