#ADB4A6 Ash Gray

rgb(173, 180, 166)

Color conversions

HEX
#ADB4A6
RGB
rgb(173, 180, 166)
RGBA
rgba(173, 180, 166, 1)
HSL
hsl(90, 9%, 68%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(90, 8%, 71%)
CMYK
cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 29%)

Wide-gamut spaces

XYZ
xyz(40.437, 44.28, 42.486)
LAB
lab(72.42 -5.05 6.29)
LCH
lch(72.42 8.07 128.73)
OKLAB
oklab(76.04% -0.0132 0.0164)
OKLCH
oklch(76.04% 0.0211 128.77)
Nearest name
Ash Gray

Shades, tints and tones

Shades

#9DA497#8E9388#7E8379#6E736A#5E625B#4F524B#3F413C#2F312D#1F211E#10100F

Tints

#B4BBAE#BCC2B6#C3C8BE#CBCFC6#D2D6CE#DADDD7#E1E4DF#E9EBE7#F0F1EF#F8F8F7

Tones

#A9AFA3#A5AB9F#A1A69C#9DA198#999C95#949891#90938E#8C8E8A#888987#848583

Color harmonies

Complementary

#ADB4A6#ADA6B4

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

Analogous

#B4ADA6#B4B4A6#ADB4A6#A6B4A6#A6B4AD

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

Triadic

#ADB4A6#A6ADB4#B4A6AD

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

Split Complementary

#ADB4A6#A6A6B4#B4A6B4

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

Square (Tetradic)

#ADB4A6#A6B4B4#ADA6B4#B4A6A6

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

Rectangle (Tetradic)

#ADB4A6#A6B4AD#ADA6B4#B4A6AD

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

Monochromatic

#FFFFFF#D6D9D2#ADB4A6#848F7A#5B6354

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

Similar colors

Closest matches

#898A89#8A8F84#89937F#87987B#849D76#9B9C9B#9CA097#9BA493#99A88F#97AC8B#BFBFBF#BFC2BC

Opacity variations

#adb4a61a

#adb4a633

#adb4a64d

#adb4a666

#adb4a680

#adb4a699

#adb4a6b3

#adb4a6cc

#adb4a6e6

#adb4a6ff

Accessibility and contrast

On white

2.13:1

Body text Fail · Large text Fail

On black

9.86:1

Body text AAA · Large text AA

White-on-color contrast is 2.13:1.

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: #adb4a6;
  --color-ash-gray-rgb: 173 180 166;
  --color-ash-gray-hsl: 90 9% 68%;
  --color-ash-gray-oklch: 76.04% 0.0211 128.77;
}

.element {
  color: #adb4a6;
  background-color: hsl(90, 9%, 68%);
  border: 1px solid rgb(173 180 166 / 40%);
}

SCSS

$ash-gray: #adb4a6;
$ash-gray-light: #d6dad3;
$ash-gray-dark: #575a53;

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

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

LESS

@ash-gray: #adb4a6;
@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: #eff0ed;
  --color-ash-gray-100: #e6e9e4;
  --color-ash-gray-200: #dee1db;
  --color-ash-gray-300: #ced2ca;
  --color-ash-gray-400: #bdc3b8;
  --color-ash-gray-500: #adb4a6;
  --color-ash-gray-600: #9ca295;
  --color-ash-gray-700: #797e74;
  --color-ash-gray-800: #575a53;
  --color-ash-gray-900: #343632;
}

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

/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#adb4a6]" />

Bootstrap

// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$ash-gray: #adb4a6;
$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(0xFFADB4A6);

// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor ashGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFADB4A6, <int, Color>{
  50: Color(0xFFEFF0ED),
  100: Color(0xFFE6E9E4),
  200: Color(0xFFDEE1DB),
  300: Color(0xFFCED2CA),
  400: Color(0xFFBDC3B8),
  500: Color(0xFFADB4A6),
  600: Color(0xFF9CA295),
  700: Color(0xFF797E74),
  800: Color(0xFF575A53),
  900: Color(0xFF343632),
});

Swift / SwiftUI

import SwiftUI

extension Color {
    /// #adb4a6 — Ash Gray
    static let ashGray = Color(
        red: 0.6784,
        green: 0.7059,
        blue: 0.651
    )
}

// UIKit
extension UIColor {
    static let ashGray = UIColor(
        red: 0.6784,
        green: 0.7059,
        blue: 0.651,
        alpha: 1.0
    )
}

Android

<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
    <color name="ash_gray">#ADB4A6</color>
    <color name="ash_gray_translucent">#80ADB4A6</color>
</resources>

<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val AshGray = Color(0xFFADB4A6)

JavaScript

export const ASH_GRAY = {
  hex: "#adb4a6",
  rgb: [173, 180, 166],
  hsl: [90, 9, 68],
  oklch: "oklch(76.04% 0.0211 128.77)",
};

JSON tokens

{
  "$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
  "ash-gray": {
    "$type": "color",
    "$value": "#adb4a6",
    "$description": "Ash Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
  }
}