#A2ADA0 Ash Gray
rgb(162, 173, 160)
Color conversions
- HEX
- #A2ADA0
- RGB
- rgb(162, 173, 160)
- RGBA
- rgba(162, 173, 160, 1)
- HSL
- hsl(111, 7%, 65%)
- HSV / HSB
- hsv(111, 8%, 68%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 32%)
Wide-gamut spaces
- XYZ
- xyz(36.188, 40.106, 39.086)
- LAB
- lab(69.55 -6.34 5.35)
- LCH
- lch(69.55 8.3 139.82)
- OKLAB
- oklab(73.51% -0.0172 0.014)
- OKLCH
- oklch(73.51% 0.0222 140.88)
- 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
#a2ada01a
#a2ada033
#a2ada04d
#a2ada066
#a2ada080
#a2ada099
#a2ada0b3
#a2ada0cc
#a2ada0e6
#a2ada0ff
Accessibility and contrast
On white
2.33:1
Body text Fail · Large text Fail
On black
9.02:1
Body text AAA · Large text AA
White-on-color contrast is 2.33:1.
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: #a2ada0;
--color-ash-gray-rgb: 162 173 160;
--color-ash-gray-hsl: 111 7% 65%;
--color-ash-gray-oklch: 73.51% 0.0222 140.88;
}
.element {
color: #a2ada0;
background-color: hsl(111, 7%, 65%);
border: 1px solid rgb(162 173 160 / 40%);
}SCSS
$ash-gray: #a2ada0;
$ash-gray-light: #d1d6d0;
$ash-gray-dark: #515750;
.element {
color: $ash-gray;
background: rgba($ash-gray, 0.12);
&:hover {
color: darken($ash-gray, 8%);
}
}LESS
@ash-gray: #a2ada0;
@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: #ecefec;
--color-ash-gray-100: #e3e6e3;
--color-ash-gray-200: #daded9;
--color-ash-gray-300: #c7cec6;
--color-ash-gray-400: #b5bdb3;
--color-ash-gray-500: #a2ada0;
--color-ash-gray-600: #929c90;
--color-ash-gray-700: #717970;
--color-ash-gray-800: #515750;
--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-[#a2ada0]" />Bootstrap
// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$ash-gray: #a2ada0;
$primary: $ash-gray;
$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
"ash-gray": $ash-gray
));
// Generates .text-ash-gray, .bg-ash-gray, .btn-ash-gray
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";Flutter
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const Color ashGray = Color(0xFFA2ADA0);
// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor ashGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFA2ADA0, <int, Color>{
50: Color(0xFFECEFEC),
100: Color(0xFFE3E6E3),
200: Color(0xFFDADED9),
300: Color(0xFFC7CEC6),
400: Color(0xFFB5BDB3),
500: Color(0xFFA2ADA0),
600: Color(0xFF929C90),
700: Color(0xFF717970),
800: Color(0xFF515750),
900: Color(0xFF313430),
});Swift / SwiftUI
import SwiftUI
extension Color {
/// #a2ada0 — Ash Gray
static let ashGray = Color(
red: 0.6353,
green: 0.6784,
blue: 0.6275
)
}
// UIKit
extension UIColor {
static let ashGray = UIColor(
red: 0.6353,
green: 0.6784,
blue: 0.6275,
alpha: 1.0
)
}Android
<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
<color name="ash_gray">#A2ADA0</color>
<color name="ash_gray_translucent">#80A2ADA0</color>
</resources>
<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val AshGray = Color(0xFFA2ADA0)JavaScript
export const ASH_GRAY = {
hex: "#a2ada0",
rgb: [162, 173, 160],
hsl: [111, 7, 65],
oklch: "oklch(73.51% 0.0222 140.88)",
};JSON tokens
{
"$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
"ash-gray": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": "#a2ada0",
"$description": "Ash Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
}
}