Quest Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #525a5a |
| Complementary Color | #a5adad |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Quest Grey Color. The Tin color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Silver (#c0c0c0) for more calm effect. Try Stonewall Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a5adad is the best complementary color to Quest Grey. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ada5a5 complementary color is Edward, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Silver Chalice are #ada5a9 and #ada9a5. Thus found on the left and right of #ada5a5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shady Lady and Cloudy colors as they work well with Quest Grey.
The split-complementary Quest Grey palette consists of #a5a9ad and #a5ada9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5adad). Try Gray Chateau and Edward colors in combination with #ada5a5, 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 #ada5a5 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Quest Grey. Thus Spun Pearl and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Quest Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edward, Bud, and Spun Pearl split by 90° on the color wheel. #ada5a5 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Quest Grey tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#a5adad) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shady Lady – 120° from the complementary Edward. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5ada5 and #ada5ad.
In a RGB color space, hex #ada5a5 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Quest Grey has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 4.65% and a lightness of 66.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ada5a5 is made of 0% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 3.13% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #ada5a5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,165,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.13, 3.13, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(0,4.65%,66.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,4.62%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.3956,2.881,1.0213) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4802,38.5111,41.0553) |