#A2ACA0 Ash Gray

rgb(162, 172, 160)

Color conversions

HEX
#A2ACA0
RGB
rgb(162, 172, 160)
RGBA
rgba(162, 172, 160, 1)
HSL
hsl(110, 7%, 65%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(110, 7%, 67%)
CMYK
cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 33%)

Wide-gamut spaces

XYZ
xyz(35.997, 39.724, 39.022)
LAB
lab(69.27 -5.8 4.96)
LCH
lch(69.27 7.63 139.48)
OKLAB
oklab(73.3% -0.0157 0.013)
OKLCH
oklch(73.3% 0.0204 140.49)
Nearest name
Ash Gray

Shades, tints and tones

Shades

#939C91#858D83#767D74#676D66#585E57#4A4E49#3B3F3A#2C2F2C#1D1F1D#0F100F

Tints

#AAB4A9#B3BBB1#BBC3BA#C4CAC3#CCD2CB#D5D9D4#DDE1DC#E6E8E5#EEF0EE#F7F7F6

Tones

#9FA89D#9CA49A#99A097#969C94#939891#8F948F#8C908C#898C89#868886#838483

Color harmonies

Complementary

#A2ACA0#AAA0AC

The hue directly opposite on the color wheel. Maximum contrast, ideal for a single accent against a dominant brand color.

Analogous

#ACAAA0#A8ACA0#A2ACA0#A0ACA4#A0ACAA

Neighbouring hues that share a temperature. The safest harmony for calm, cohesive interfaces.

Triadic

#A2ACA0#A0A2AC#ACA0A2

Three hues evenly spaced 120 degrees apart. Vibrant and balanced — use one as dominant and the other two sparingly.

Split Complementary

#A2ACA0#A4A0AC#ACA0A8

The complement split into two adjacent hues. Nearly the contrast of complementary with noticeably less tension.

Square (Tetradic)

#A2ACA0#A0A8AC#AAA0AC#ACA4A0

Four hues at 90-degree intervals. A rich set for illustration, data visualisation, and category coding.

Rectangle (Tetradic)

#A2ACA0#A0ACAA#AAA0AC#ACA0A2

Two complementary pairs offset by 60 degrees. Gives two warm and two cool options in one system.

Monochromatic

#F7F8F7#CDD2CC#A2ACA0#788675#515A4F

A single hue across five lightness levels. The foundation of most UI scales and the most accessible starting point.

Similar colors

Closest matches

#828282#80867F#7D8B7A#789075#719570#949494#939791#8F9B8D#8BA089#85A484#B8B8B8#B7BAB6

Opacity variations

#a2aca01a

#a2aca033

#a2aca04d

#a2aca066

#a2aca080

#a2aca099

#a2aca0b3

#a2aca0cc

#a2aca0e6

#a2aca0ff

Accessibility and contrast

On white

2.35:1

Body text Fail · Large text Fail

On black

8.94:1

Body text AAA · Large text AA

White-on-color contrast is 2.35:1.

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: #a2aca0;
  --color-ash-gray-rgb: 162 172 160;
  --color-ash-gray-hsl: 110 7% 65%;
  --color-ash-gray-oklch: 73.3% 0.0204 140.49;
}

.element {
  color: #a2aca0;
  background-color: hsl(110, 7%, 65%);
  border: 1px solid rgb(162 172 160 / 40%);
}

SCSS

$ash-gray: #a2aca0;
$ash-gray-light: #d1d6d0;
$ash-gray-dark: #515650;

.element {
  color: $ash-gray;
  background: rgba($ash-gray, 0.12);

  &:hover {
    color: darken($ash-gray, 8%);
  }
}

LESS

@ash-gray: #a2aca0;
@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: #eceeec;
  --color-ash-gray-100: #e3e6e3;
  --color-ash-gray-200: #daded9;
  --color-ash-gray-300: #c7cdc6;
  --color-ash-gray-400: #b5bdb3;
  --color-ash-gray-500: #a2aca0;
  --color-ash-gray-600: #929b90;
  --color-ash-gray-700: #717870;
  --color-ash-gray-800: #515650;
  --color-ash-gray-900: #313430;
}

/* Usage */
<div class="bg-ash-gray-500 text-ash-gray-50 ring-ash-gray-600" />

/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#a2aca0]" />

Bootstrap

// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$ash-gray: #a2aca0;
$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(0xFFA2ACA0);

// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor ashGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFA2ACA0, <int, Color>{
  50: Color(0xFFECEEEC),
  100: Color(0xFFE3E6E3),
  200: Color(0xFFDADED9),
  300: Color(0xFFC7CDC6),
  400: Color(0xFFB5BDB3),
  500: Color(0xFFA2ACA0),
  600: Color(0xFF929B90),
  700: Color(0xFF717870),
  800: Color(0xFF515650),
  900: Color(0xFF313430),
});

Swift / SwiftUI

import SwiftUI

extension Color {
    /// #a2aca0 — Ash Gray
    static let ashGray = Color(
        red: 0.6353,
        green: 0.6745,
        blue: 0.6275
    )
}

// UIKit
extension UIColor {
    static let ashGray = UIColor(
        red: 0.6353,
        green: 0.6745,
        blue: 0.6275,
        alpha: 1.0
    )
}

Android

<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
    <color name="ash_gray">#A2ACA0</color>
    <color name="ash_gray_translucent">#80A2ACA0</color>
</resources>

<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val AshGray = Color(0xFFA2ACA0)

JavaScript

export const ASH_GRAY = {
  hex: "#a2aca0",
  rgb: [162, 172, 160],
  hsl: [110, 7, 65],
  oklch: "oklch(73.3% 0.0204 140.49)",
};

JSON tokens

{
  "$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
  "ash-gray": {
    "$type": "color",
    "$value": "#a2aca0",
    "$description": "Ash Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
  }
}