#B4BFBC Ash Gray
rgb(180, 191, 188)
Color conversions
- HEX
- #B4BFBC
- RGB
- rgb(180, 191, 188)
- RGBA
- rgba(180, 191, 188, 1)
- HSL
- hsl(164, 8%, 73%)
- HSV / HSB
- hsv(164, 6%, 75%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 25%)
Wide-gamut spaces
- XYZ
- xyz(46.528, 50.595, 54.882)
- LAB
- lab(76.43 -4.36 0.2)
- LCH
- lch(76.43 4.36 177.36)
- OKLAB
- oklab(79.52% -0.0128 0.0005)
- OKLCH
- oklch(79.52% 0.0128 177.92)
- 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
#b4bfbc1a
#b4bfbc33
#b4bfbc4d
#b4bfbc66
#b4bfbc80
#b4bfbc99
#b4bfbcb3
#b4bfbccc
#b4bfbce6
#b4bfbcff
Accessibility and contrast
On white
1.89:1
Body text Fail · Large text Fail
On black
11.12:1
Body text AAA · Large text AA
White-on-color contrast is 1.89:1.
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: #b4bfbc;
--color-ash-gray-rgb: 180 191 188;
--color-ash-gray-hsl: 164 8% 73%;
--color-ash-gray-oklch: 79.52% 0.0128 177.92;
}
.element {
color: #b4bfbc;
background-color: hsl(164, 8%, 73%);
border: 1px solid rgb(180 191 188 / 40%);
}SCSS
$ash-gray: #b4bfbc;
$ash-gray-light: #dadfde;
$ash-gray-dark: #5a605e;
.element {
color: $ash-gray;
background: rgba($ash-gray, 0.12);
&:hover {
color: darken($ash-gray, 8%);
}
}LESS
@ash-gray: #b4bfbc;
@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: #f0f2f2;
--color-ash-gray-100: #e9eceb;
--color-ash-gray-200: #e1e5e4;
--color-ash-gray-300: #d2d9d7;
--color-ash-gray-400: #c3ccc9;
--color-ash-gray-500: #b4bfbc;
--color-ash-gray-600: #a2aca9;
--color-ash-gray-700: #7e8684;
--color-ash-gray-800: #5a605e;
--color-ash-gray-900: #363938;
}
/* Usage */
<div class="bg-ash-gray-500 text-ash-gray-50 ring-ash-gray-600" />
/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#b4bfbc]" />Bootstrap
// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$ash-gray: #b4bfbc;
$primary: $ash-gray;
$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
"ash-gray": $ash-gray
));
// Generates .text-ash-gray, .bg-ash-gray, .btn-ash-gray
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";Flutter
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const Color ashGray = Color(0xFFB4BFBC);
// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor ashGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFB4BFBC, <int, Color>{
50: Color(0xFFF0F2F2),
100: Color(0xFFE9ECEB),
200: Color(0xFFE1E5E4),
300: Color(0xFFD2D9D7),
400: Color(0xFFC3CCC9),
500: Color(0xFFB4BFBC),
600: Color(0xFFA2ACA9),
700: Color(0xFF7E8684),
800: Color(0xFF5A605E),
900: Color(0xFF363938),
});Swift / SwiftUI
import SwiftUI
extension Color {
/// #b4bfbc — Ash Gray
static let ashGray = Color(
red: 0.7059,
green: 0.749,
blue: 0.7373
)
}
// UIKit
extension UIColor {
static let ashGray = UIColor(
red: 0.7059,
green: 0.749,
blue: 0.7373,
alpha: 1.0
)
}Android
<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
<color name="ash_gray">#B4BFBC</color>
<color name="ash_gray_translucent">#80B4BFBC</color>
</resources>
<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val AshGray = Color(0xFFB4BFBC)JavaScript
export const ASH_GRAY = {
hex: "#b4bfbc",
rgb: [180, 191, 188],
hsl: [164, 8, 73],
oklch: "oklch(79.52% 0.0128 177.92)",
};JSON tokens
{
"$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
"ash-gray": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": "#b4bfbc",
"$description": "Ash Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
}
}