#B2BBAE Ash Gray
rgb(178, 187, 174)
Color conversions
- HEX
- #B2BBAE
- RGB
- rgb(178, 187, 174)
- RGBA
- rgba(178, 187, 174, 1)
- HSL
- hsl(102, 9%, 71%)
- HSV / HSB
- hsv(102, 7%, 73%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 27%)
Wide-gamut spaces
- XYZ
- xyz(43.769, 48.061, 47.007)
- LAB
- lab(74.86 -5.54 5.5)
- LCH
- lch(74.86 7.81 135.2)
- OKLAB
- oklab(78.13% -0.0148 0.0144)
- OKLCH
- oklch(78.13% 0.0207 135.85)
- Nearest name
- Ash 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
#b2bbae1a
#b2bbae33
#b2bbae4d
#b2bbae66
#b2bbae80
#b2bbae99
#b2bbaeb3
#b2bbaecc
#b2bbaee6
#b2bbaeff
Accessibility and contrast
On white
1.98:1
Body text Fail · Large text Fail
On black
10.61:1
Body text AAA · Large text AA
White-on-color contrast is 1.98:1.
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: #b2bbae;
--color-ash-gray-rgb: 178 187 174;
--color-ash-gray-hsl: 102 9% 71%;
--color-ash-gray-oklch: 78.13% 0.0207 135.85;
}
.element {
color: #b2bbae;
background-color: hsl(102, 9%, 71%);
border: 1px solid rgb(178 187 174 / 40%);
}SCSS
$ash-gray: #b2bbae;
$ash-gray-light: #d9ddd7;
$ash-gray-dark: #595e57;
.element {
color: $ash-gray;
background: rgba($ash-gray, 0.12);
&:hover {
color: darken($ash-gray, 8%);
}
}LESS
@ash-gray: #b2bbae;
@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: #f0f1ef;
--color-ash-gray-100: #e8ebe7;
--color-ash-gray-200: #e0e4df;
--color-ash-gray-300: #d1d6ce;
--color-ash-gray-400: #c1c9be;
--color-ash-gray-500: #b2bbae;
--color-ash-gray-600: #a0a89d;
--color-ash-gray-700: #7d837a;
--color-ash-gray-800: #595e57;
--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-[#b2bbae]" />Bootstrap
// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$ash-gray: #b2bbae;
$primary: $ash-gray;
$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
"ash-gray": $ash-gray
));
// Generates .text-ash-gray, .bg-ash-gray, .btn-ash-gray
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";Flutter
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const Color ashGray = Color(0xFFB2BBAE);
// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor ashGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFB2BBAE, <int, Color>{
50: Color(0xFFF0F1EF),
100: Color(0xFFE8EBE7),
200: Color(0xFFE0E4DF),
300: Color(0xFFD1D6CE),
400: Color(0xFFC1C9BE),
500: Color(0xFFB2BBAE),
600: Color(0xFFA0A89D),
700: Color(0xFF7D837A),
800: Color(0xFF595E57),
900: Color(0xFF353834),
});Swift / SwiftUI
import SwiftUI
extension Color {
/// #b2bbae — Ash Gray
static let ashGray = Color(
red: 0.698,
green: 0.7333,
blue: 0.6824
)
}
// UIKit
extension UIColor {
static let ashGray = UIColor(
red: 0.698,
green: 0.7333,
blue: 0.6824,
alpha: 1.0
)
}Android
<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
<color name="ash_gray">#B2BBAE</color>
<color name="ash_gray_translucent">#80B2BBAE</color>
</resources>
<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val AshGray = Color(0xFFB2BBAE)JavaScript
export const ASH_GRAY = {
hex: "#b2bbae",
rgb: [178, 187, 174],
hsl: [102, 9, 71],
oklch: "oklch(78.13% 0.0207 135.85)",
};JSON tokens
{
"$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
"ash-gray": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": "#b2bbae",
"$description": "Ash Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
}
}