#98AAA1 Ash Gray
rgb(152, 170, 161)
Color conversions
- HEX
- #98AAA1
- RGB
- rgb(152, 170, 161)
- RGBA
- rgba(152, 170, 161, 1)
- HSL
- hsl(150, 10%, 63%)
- HSV / HSB
- hsv(150, 11%, 67%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 33%)
Wide-gamut spaces
- XYZ
- xyz(33.755, 37.998, 39.267)
- LAB
- lab(68.02 -8.07 2.5)
- LCH
- lch(68.02 8.45 162.78)
- OKLAB
- oklab(72.13% -0.023 0.0065)
- OKLCH
- oklch(72.13% 0.0239 164.24)
- Nearest name
- Ash Gray
Shades, tints and tones
Color harmonies
The hue directly opposite on the color wheel. Maximum contrast, ideal for a single accent against a dominant brand color.
Neighbouring hues that share a temperature. The safest harmony for calm, cohesive interfaces.
Three hues evenly spaced 120 degrees apart. Vibrant and balanced — use one as dominant and the other two sparingly.
The complement split into two adjacent hues. Nearly the contrast of complementary with noticeably less tension.
Four hues at 90-degree intervals. A rich set for illustration, data visualisation, and category coding.
Two complementary pairs offset by 60 degrees. Gives two warm and two cool options in one system.
Similar colors
Opacity variations
#98aaa11a
#98aaa133
#98aaa14d
#98aaa166
#98aaa180
#98aaa199
#98aaa1b3
#98aaa1cc
#98aaa1e6
#98aaa1ff
Accessibility and contrast
On white
2.44:1
Body text Fail · Large text Fail
On black
8.6:1
Body text AAA · Large text AA
White-on-color contrast is 2.44:1.
Color blindness preview
Protanopia
No red cones — ~1% of men
Protanomaly
Reduced red sensitivity — ~1% of men
Deuteranopia
No green cones — ~1% of men
Deuteranomaly
Reduced green sensitivity — ~5% of men
Tritanopia
No blue cones — very rare
Tritanomaly
Reduced blue sensitivity — very rare
Achromatopsia
No color perception — ~1 in 30,000
Achromatomaly
Partial color perception — rare
Meaning, psychology and brand usage
The structural colour every interface actually runs on
Neutral grays carry no emotional charge, which is precisely their value: they let content and brand colour do the signalling. Their temperature matters more than designers expect — a cool gray beside a warm brand colour reads as a mistake.
Neutrality, professionalism, and precision. Overuse reads as noncommittal or unfinished.
Payne's gray, mixed rather than mined, became the painter's shortcut for atmospheric shadow. Swiss modernism turned systematic gray scales into a design methodology.
Build a full gray ramp before choosing a brand colour. Match the gray's temperature to the brand hue and reserve the darkest steps for type rather than large fills.
Common industries: Enterprise, Architecture, Automotive, Consulting, Hardware. Pairs well with a single saturated accent, warm white for text surfaces, near-black for hierarchy.
Code exports
CSS
:root {
--color-ash-gray: #98aaa1;
--color-ash-gray-rgb: 152 170 161;
--color-ash-gray-hsl: 150 10% 63%;
--color-ash-gray-oklch: 72.13% 0.0239 164.24;
}
.element {
color: #98aaa1;
background-color: hsl(150, 10%, 63%);
border: 1px solid rgb(152 170 161 / 40%);
}SCSS
$ash-gray: #98aaa1;
$ash-gray-light: #ccd5d0;
$ash-gray-dark: #4c5551;
.element {
color: $ash-gray;
background: rgba($ash-gray, 0.12);
&:hover {
color: darken($ash-gray, 8%);
}
}LESS
@ash-gray: #98aaa1;
@ash-gray-light: lighten(@ash-gray, 12%);
@ash-gray-dark: darken(@ash-gray, 12%);
.element {
color: @ash-gray;
background: fade(@ash-gray, 12%);
}Tailwind CSS
/* Tailwind v4 — src/styles.css */
@theme {
--color-ash-gray-50: #eaeeec;
--color-ash-gray-100: #e0e6e3;
--color-ash-gray-200: #d6ddd9;
--color-ash-gray-300: #c1ccc7;
--color-ash-gray-400: #adbbb4;
--color-ash-gray-500: #98aaa1;
--color-ash-gray-600: #899991;
--color-ash-gray-700: #6a7771;
--color-ash-gray-800: #4c5551;
--color-ash-gray-900: #2e3330;
}
/* Usage */
<div class="bg-ash-gray-500 text-ash-gray-50 ring-ash-gray-600" />
/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#98aaa1]" />Bootstrap
// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$ash-gray: #98aaa1;
$primary: $ash-gray;
$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
"ash-gray": $ash-gray
));
// Generates .text-ash-gray, .bg-ash-gray, .btn-ash-gray
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";Flutter
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const Color ashGray = Color(0xFF98AAA1);
// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor ashGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFF98AAA1, <int, Color>{
50: Color(0xFFEAEEEC),
100: Color(0xFFE0E6E3),
200: Color(0xFFD6DDD9),
300: Color(0xFFC1CCC7),
400: Color(0xFFADBBB4),
500: Color(0xFF98AAA1),
600: Color(0xFF899991),
700: Color(0xFF6A7771),
800: Color(0xFF4C5551),
900: Color(0xFF2E3330),
});Swift / SwiftUI
import SwiftUI
extension Color {
/// #98aaa1 — Ash Gray
static let ashGray = Color(
red: 0.5961,
green: 0.6667,
blue: 0.6314
)
}
// UIKit
extension UIColor {
static let ashGray = UIColor(
red: 0.5961,
green: 0.6667,
blue: 0.6314,
alpha: 1.0
)
}Android
<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
<color name="ash_gray">#98AAA1</color>
<color name="ash_gray_translucent">#8098AAA1</color>
</resources>
<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val AshGray = Color(0xFF98AAA1)JavaScript
export const ASH_GRAY = {
hex: "#98aaa1",
rgb: [152, 170, 161],
hsl: [150, 10, 63],
oklch: "oklch(72.13% 0.0239 164.24)",
};JSON tokens
{
"$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
"ash-gray": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": "#98aaa1",
"$description": "Ash Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
}
}