#AFBBAE Ash Gray

rgb(175, 187, 174)

Color conversions

HEX
#AFBBAE
RGB
rgb(175, 187, 174)
RGBA
rgba(175, 187, 174, 1)
HSL
hsl(115, 9%, 71%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(115, 7%, 73%)
CMYK
cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 27%)

Wide-gamut spaces

XYZ
xyz(43.088, 47.71, 46.975)
LAB
lab(74.64 -6.6 5.16)
LCH
lch(74.64 8.37 142)
OKLAB
oklab(77.9% -0.018 0.0135)
OKLCH
oklch(77.9% 0.0225 143.19)
Nearest name
Ash Gray

Shades, tints and tones

Shades

#9FAA9E#8F998E#7F887F#6F776F#5F665F#50554F#40443F#30332F#202220#101110

Tints

#B6C1B5#BEC7BD#C5CEC4#CCD4CB#D3DAD3#DBE0DA#E2E6E2#E9ECE9#F0F3F0#F8F9F8

Tones

#ABB6AA#A6B0A6#A2ABA1#9EA69D#9AA099#959B95#919591#8D908D#898B88#848584

Color harmonies

Complementary

#AFBBAE#BAAEBB

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

Analogous

#BBBAAE#B5BBAE#AFBBAE#AEBBB4#AEBBBA

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

Triadic

#AFBBAE#AEAFBB#BBAEAF

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

Split Complementary

#AFBBAE#B4AEBB#BBAEB5

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

Square (Tetradic)

#AFBBAE#AEB5BB#BAAEBB#BBB4AE

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

Rectangle (Tetradic)

#AFBBAE#AEBBBA#BAAEBB#BBAEAF

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

Monochromatic

#FFFFFF#DBE0DA#AFBBAE#839682#5C6C5A

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

Similar colors

Closest matches

#909290#8D968C#899A87#839F83#7EA380#A2A3A2#A0A79E#9CAB9B#97AE97#93B295#C6C7C6#C4C9C4

Opacity variations

#afbbae1a

#afbbae33

#afbbae4d

#afbbae66

#afbbae80

#afbbae99

#afbbaeb3

#afbbaecc

#afbbaee6

#afbbaeff

Accessibility and contrast

On white

1.99:1

Body text Fail · Large text Fail

On black

10.54:1

Body text AAA · Large text AA

White-on-color contrast is 1.99:1.

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: #afbbae;
  --color-ash-gray-rgb: 175 187 174;
  --color-ash-gray-hsl: 115 9% 71%;
  --color-ash-gray-oklch: 77.9% 0.0225 143.19;
}

.element {
  color: #afbbae;
  background-color: hsl(115, 9%, 71%);
  border: 1px solid rgb(175 187 174 / 40%);
}

SCSS

$ash-gray: #afbbae;
$ash-gray-light: #d7ddd7;
$ash-gray-dark: #585e57;

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

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

LESS

@ash-gray: #afbbae;
@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: #eff1ef;
  --color-ash-gray-100: #e7ebe7;
  --color-ash-gray-200: #dfe4df;
  --color-ash-gray-300: #cfd6ce;
  --color-ash-gray-400: #bfc9be;
  --color-ash-gray-500: #afbbae;
  --color-ash-gray-600: #9ea89d;
  --color-ash-gray-700: #7a837a;
  --color-ash-gray-800: #585e57;
  --color-ash-gray-900: #353834;
}

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

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

Bootstrap

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

// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor ashGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFAFBBAE, <int, Color>{
  50: Color(0xFFEFF1EF),
  100: Color(0xFFE7EBE7),
  200: Color(0xFFDFE4DF),
  300: Color(0xFFCFD6CE),
  400: Color(0xFFBFC9BE),
  500: Color(0xFFAFBBAE),
  600: Color(0xFF9EA89D),
  700: Color(0xFF7A837A),
  800: Color(0xFF585E57),
  900: Color(0xFF353834),
});

Swift / SwiftUI

import SwiftUI

extension Color {
    /// #afbbae — Ash Gray
    static let ashGray = Color(
        red: 0.6863,
        green: 0.7333,
        blue: 0.6824
    )
}

// UIKit
extension UIColor {
    static let ashGray = UIColor(
        red: 0.6863,
        green: 0.7333,
        blue: 0.6824,
        alpha: 1.0
    )
}

Android

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

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

JavaScript

export const ASH_GRAY = {
  hex: "#afbbae",
  rgb: [175, 187, 174],
  hsl: [115, 9, 71],
  oklch: "oklch(77.9% 0.0225 143.19)",
};

JSON tokens

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