#ACBBAE Ash Gray

rgb(172, 187, 174)

Color conversions

HEX
#ACBBAE
RGB
rgb(172, 187, 174)
RGBA
rgba(172, 187, 174, 1)
HSL
hsl(128, 10%, 70%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(128, 8%, 73%)
CMYK
cmyk(8%, 0%, 7%, 27%)

Wide-gamut spaces

XYZ
xyz(42.422, 47.367, 46.944)
LAB
lab(74.42 -7.65 4.81)
LCH
lch(74.42 9.04 147.82)
OKLAB
oklab(77.67% -0.0212 0.0126)
OKLCH
oklch(77.67% 0.0246 149.28)
Nearest name
Ash Gray

Shades, tints and tones

Shades

#9CAA9E#8D998E#7D887F#6D776F#5E665F#4E554F#3F443F#2F332F#1F2220#101110

Tints

#B4C1B5#BBC7BD#C3CEC4#CAD4CB#D2DAD3#D9E0DA#E1E6E2#E8ECE9#F0F3F0#F7F9F8

Tones

#A8B6AA#A4B0A6#A0ABA1#9CA69D#98A099#949B95#909591#8C908D#888B88#848584

Color harmonies

Complementary

#ACBBAE#BBACB9

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

Analogous

#B9BBAC#B2BBAC#ACBBAE#ACBBB6#ACB9BB

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

Triadic

#ACBBAE#AEACBB#BBAEAC

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

Split Complementary

#ACBBAE#B6ACBB#BBACB2

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

Square (Tetradic)

#ACBBAE#ACB2BB#BBACB9#BBB6AC

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

Rectangle (Tetradic)

#ACBBAE#ACB9BB#BBACB9#BBAEAC

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

Monochromatic

#FFFFFF#D9E0DA#ACBBAE#7F9682#586C5B

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

Similar colors

Closest matches

#8E928E#89968A#859B88#809F87#7CA486#A0A3A0#9CA79D#98AB9B#95AF9A#91B29A#C4C6C4#C2C9C2

Opacity variations

#acbbae1a

#acbbae33

#acbbae4d

#acbbae66

#acbbae80

#acbbae99

#acbbaeb3

#acbbaecc

#acbbaee6

#acbbaeff

Accessibility and contrast

On white

2.01:1

Body text Fail · Large text Fail

On black

10.47:1

Body text AAA · Large text AA

White-on-color contrast is 2.01:1.

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: #acbbae;
  --color-ash-gray-rgb: 172 187 174;
  --color-ash-gray-hsl: 128 10% 70%;
  --color-ash-gray-oklch: 77.67% 0.0246 149.28;
}

.element {
  color: #acbbae;
  background-color: hsl(128, 10%, 70%);
  border: 1px solid rgb(172 187 174 / 40%);
}

SCSS

$ash-gray: #acbbae;
$ash-gray-light: #d6ddd7;
$ash-gray-dark: #565e57;

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

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

LESS

@ash-gray: #acbbae;
@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: #eef1ef;
  --color-ash-gray-100: #e6ebe7;
  --color-ash-gray-200: #dee4df;
  --color-ash-gray-300: #cdd6ce;
  --color-ash-gray-400: #bdc9be;
  --color-ash-gray-500: #acbbae;
  --color-ash-gray-600: #9ba89d;
  --color-ash-gray-700: #78837a;
  --color-ash-gray-800: #565e57;
  --color-ash-gray-900: #343834;
}

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

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

Bootstrap

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

// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor ashGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFACBBAE, <int, Color>{
  50: Color(0xFFEEF1EF),
  100: Color(0xFFE6EBE7),
  200: Color(0xFFDEE4DF),
  300: Color(0xFFCDD6CE),
  400: Color(0xFFBDC9BE),
  500: Color(0xFFACBBAE),
  600: Color(0xFF9BA89D),
  700: Color(0xFF78837A),
  800: Color(0xFF565E57),
  900: Color(0xFF343834),
});

Swift / SwiftUI

import SwiftUI

extension Color {
    /// #acbbae — Ash Gray
    static let ashGray = Color(
        red: 0.6745,
        green: 0.7333,
        blue: 0.6824
    )
}

// UIKit
extension UIColor {
    static let ashGray = UIColor(
        red: 0.6745,
        green: 0.7333,
        blue: 0.6824,
        alpha: 1.0
    )
}

Android

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

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

JavaScript

export const ASH_GRAY = {
  hex: "#acbbae",
  rgb: [172, 187, 174],
  hsl: [128, 10, 70],
  oklch: "oklch(77.67% 0.0246 149.28)",
};

JSON tokens

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