#ACBBAF Ash Gray

rgb(172, 187, 175)

Color conversions

HEX
#ACBBAF
RGB
rgb(172, 187, 175)
RGBA
rgba(172, 187, 175, 1)
HSL
hsl(132, 10%, 70%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(132, 8%, 73%)
CMYK
cmyk(8%, 0%, 6%, 27%)

Wide-gamut spaces

XYZ
xyz(42.52, 47.406, 47.459)
LAB
lab(74.45 -7.46 4.3)
LCH
lch(74.45 8.61 150.02)
OKLAB
oklab(77.7% -0.0207 0.0112)
OKLCH
oklch(77.7% 0.0236 151.54)
Nearest name
Ash Gray

Shades, tints and tones

Shades

#9CAA9F#8D998F#7D887F#6D776F#5E665F#4E5550#3F4440#2F3330#1F2220#101110

Tints

#B4C1B6#BBC7BE#C3CEC5#CAD4CC#D2DAD3#D9E0DB#E1E6E2#E8ECE9#F0F3F0#F7F9F8

Tones

#A8B6AB#A4B0A6#A0ABA2#9CA69E#98A09A#949B95#909591#8C908D#888B89#848584

Color harmonies

Complementary

#ACBBAF#BBACB8

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

Analogous

#B8BBAC#B1BBAC#ACBBAF#ACBBB7#ACB8BB

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

Triadic

#ACBBAF#AFACBB#BBAFAC

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

Split Complementary

#ACBBAF#B7ACBB#BBACB1

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

Square (Tetradic)

#ACBBAF#ACB1BB#BBACB8#BBB7AC

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

Rectangle (Tetradic)

#ACBBAF#ACB8BB#BBACB8#BBAFAC

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

Monochromatic

#FFFFFF#D9E0DA#ACBBAF#7F9684#586C5C

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

Similar colors

Closest matches

#8E928E#89968B#859B89#809F89#7CA489#A0A3A0#9CA79E#98AB9C#95AF9C#91B29C#C4C6C4#C2C9C3

Opacity variations

#acbbaf1a

#acbbaf33

#acbbaf4d

#acbbaf66

#acbbaf80

#acbbaf99

#acbbafb3

#acbbafcc

#acbbafe6

#acbbafff

Accessibility and contrast

On white

2:1

Body text Fail · Large text Fail

On black

10.48:1

Body text AAA · Large text AA

White-on-color contrast is 2:1.

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: #acbbaf;
  --color-ash-gray-rgb: 172 187 175;
  --color-ash-gray-hsl: 132 10% 70%;
  --color-ash-gray-oklch: 77.7% 0.0236 151.54;
}

.element {
  color: #acbbaf;
  background-color: hsl(132, 10%, 70%);
  border: 1px solid rgb(172 187 175 / 40%);
}

SCSS

$ash-gray: #acbbaf;
$ash-gray-light: #d6ddd7;
$ash-gray-dark: #565e58;

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

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

LESS

@ash-gray: #acbbaf;
@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: #cdd6cf;
  --color-ash-gray-400: #bdc9bf;
  --color-ash-gray-500: #acbbaf;
  --color-ash-gray-600: #9ba89e;
  --color-ash-gray-700: #78837a;
  --color-ash-gray-800: #565e58;
  --color-ash-gray-900: #343835;
}

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

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

Bootstrap

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

// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor ashGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFACBBAF, <int, Color>{
  50: Color(0xFFEEF1EF),
  100: Color(0xFFE6EBE7),
  200: Color(0xFFDEE4DF),
  300: Color(0xFFCDD6CF),
  400: Color(0xFFBDC9BF),
  500: Color(0xFFACBBAF),
  600: Color(0xFF9BA89E),
  700: Color(0xFF78837A),
  800: Color(0xFF565E58),
  900: Color(0xFF343835),
});

Swift / SwiftUI

import SwiftUI

extension Color {
    /// #acbbaf — Ash Gray
    static let ashGray = Color(
        red: 0.6745,
        green: 0.7333,
        blue: 0.6863
    )
}

// UIKit
extension UIColor {
    static let ashGray = UIColor(
        red: 0.6745,
        green: 0.7333,
        blue: 0.6863,
        alpha: 1.0
    )
}

Android

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

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

JavaScript

export const ASH_GRAY = {
  hex: "#acbbaf",
  rgb: [172, 187, 175],
  hsl: [132, 10, 70],
  oklch: "oklch(77.7% 0.0236 151.54)",
};

JSON tokens

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