#B2AFBB Dark Gray
rgb(178, 175, 187)
Color conversions
- HEX
- #B2AFBB
- RGB
- rgb(178, 175, 187)
- RGBA
- rgba(178, 175, 187, 1)
- HSL
- hsl(255, 8%, 71%)
- HSV / HSB
- hsv(255, 6%, 73%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 27%)
Wide-gamut spaces
- XYZ
- xyz(42.658, 43.713, 53.194)
- LAB
- lab(72.04 3.35 -5.73)
- LCH
- lch(72.04 6.64 300.31)
- OKLAB
- oklab(76.02% 0.0079 -0.0153)
- OKLCH
- oklch(76.02% 0.0172 297.42)
- Nearest name
- Dark 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
#b2afbb1a
#b2afbb33
#b2afbb4d
#b2afbb66
#b2afbb80
#b2afbb99
#b2afbbb3
#b2afbbcc
#b2afbbe6
#b2afbbff
Accessibility and contrast
On white
2.16:1
Body text Fail · Large text Fail
On black
9.74:1
Body text AAA · Large text AA
White-on-color contrast is 2.16:1.
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-dark-gray: #b2afbb;
--color-dark-gray-rgb: 178 175 187;
--color-dark-gray-hsl: 255 8% 71%;
--color-dark-gray-oklch: 76.02% 0.0172 297.42;
}
.element {
color: #b2afbb;
background-color: hsl(255, 8%, 71%);
border: 1px solid rgb(178 175 187 / 40%);
}SCSS
$dark-gray: #b2afbb;
$dark-gray-light: #d9d7dd;
$dark-gray-dark: #59585e;
.element {
color: $dark-gray;
background: rgba($dark-gray, 0.12);
&:hover {
color: darken($dark-gray, 8%);
}
}LESS
@dark-gray: #b2afbb;
@dark-gray-light: lighten(@dark-gray, 12%);
@dark-gray-dark: darken(@dark-gray, 12%);
.element {
color: @dark-gray;
background: fade(@dark-gray, 12%);
}Tailwind CSS
/* Tailwind v4 — src/styles.css */
@theme {
--color-dark-gray-50: #f0eff1;
--color-dark-gray-100: #e8e7eb;
--color-dark-gray-200: #e0dfe4;
--color-dark-gray-300: #d1cfd6;
--color-dark-gray-400: #c1bfc9;
--color-dark-gray-500: #b2afbb;
--color-dark-gray-600: #a09ea8;
--color-dark-gray-700: #7d7a83;
--color-dark-gray-800: #59585e;
--color-dark-gray-900: #353538;
}
/* Usage */
<div class="bg-dark-gray-500 text-dark-gray-50 ring-dark-gray-600" />
/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#b2afbb]" />Bootstrap
// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$dark-gray: #b2afbb;
$primary: $dark-gray;
$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
"dark-gray": $dark-gray
));
// Generates .text-dark-gray, .bg-dark-gray, .btn-dark-gray
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";Flutter
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const Color darkGray = Color(0xFFB2AFBB);
// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor darkGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFB2AFBB, <int, Color>{
50: Color(0xFFF0EFF1),
100: Color(0xFFE8E7EB),
200: Color(0xFFE0DFE4),
300: Color(0xFFD1CFD6),
400: Color(0xFFC1BFC9),
500: Color(0xFFB2AFBB),
600: Color(0xFFA09EA8),
700: Color(0xFF7D7A83),
800: Color(0xFF59585E),
900: Color(0xFF353538),
});Swift / SwiftUI
import SwiftUI
extension Color {
/// #b2afbb — Dark Gray
static let darkGray = Color(
red: 0.698,
green: 0.6863,
blue: 0.7333
)
}
// UIKit
extension UIColor {
static let darkGray = UIColor(
red: 0.698,
green: 0.6863,
blue: 0.7333,
alpha: 1.0
)
}Android
<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
<color name="dark_gray">#B2AFBB</color>
<color name="dark_gray_translucent">#80B2AFBB</color>
</resources>
<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val DarkGray = Color(0xFFB2AFBB)JavaScript
export const DARK_GRAY = {
hex: "#b2afbb",
rgb: [178, 175, 187],
hsl: [255, 8, 71],
oklch: "oklch(76.02% 0.0172 297.42)",
};JSON tokens
{
"$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
"dark-gray": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": "#b2afbb",
"$description": "Dark Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
}
}