#B6B8AE Ash Gray
rgb(182, 184, 174)
Color conversions
- HEX
- #B6B8AE
- RGB
- rgb(182, 184, 174)
- RGBA
- rgba(182, 184, 174, 1)
- HSL
- hsl(72, 7%, 70%)
- HSV / HSB
- hsv(72, 5%, 72%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 28%)
Wide-gamut spaces
- XYZ
- xyz(44.071, 47.282, 46.841)
- LAB
- lab(74.37 -2.53 4.83)
- LCH
- lch(74.37 5.45 117.63)
- OKLAB
- oklab(77.81% -0.0062 0.0127)
- OKLCH
- oklch(77.81% 0.0141 115.91)
- 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
#b6b8ae1a
#b6b8ae33
#b6b8ae4d
#b6b8ae66
#b6b8ae80
#b6b8ae99
#b6b8aeb3
#b6b8aecc
#b6b8aee6
#b6b8aeff
Accessibility and contrast
On white
2.01:1
Body text Fail · Large text Fail
On black
10.46:1
Body text AAA · Large text AA
White-on-color contrast is 2.01:1.
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: #b6b8ae;
--color-ash-gray-rgb: 182 184 174;
--color-ash-gray-hsl: 72 7% 70%;
--color-ash-gray-oklch: 77.81% 0.0141 115.91;
}
.element {
color: #b6b8ae;
background-color: hsl(72, 7%, 70%);
border: 1px solid rgb(182 184 174 / 40%);
}SCSS
$ash-gray: #b6b8ae;
$ash-gray-light: #dbdcd7;
$ash-gray-dark: #5b5c57;
.element {
color: $ash-gray;
background: rgba($ash-gray, 0.12);
&:hover {
color: darken($ash-gray, 8%);
}
}LESS
@ash-gray: #b6b8ae;
@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: #e9eae7;
--color-ash-gray-200: #e2e3df;
--color-ash-gray-300: #d3d4ce;
--color-ash-gray-400: #c5c6be;
--color-ash-gray-500: #b6b8ae;
--color-ash-gray-600: #a4a69d;
--color-ash-gray-700: #7f817a;
--color-ash-gray-800: #5b5c57;
--color-ash-gray-900: #373734;
}
/* Usage */
<div class="bg-ash-gray-500 text-ash-gray-50 ring-ash-gray-600" />
/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#b6b8ae]" />Bootstrap
// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$ash-gray: #b6b8ae;
$primary: $ash-gray;
$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
"ash-gray": $ash-gray
));
// Generates .text-ash-gray, .bg-ash-gray, .btn-ash-gray
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";Flutter
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const Color ashGray = Color(0xFFB6B8AE);
// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor ashGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFB6B8AE, <int, Color>{
50: Color(0xFFF0F1EF),
100: Color(0xFFE9EAE7),
200: Color(0xFFE2E3DF),
300: Color(0xFFD3D4CE),
400: Color(0xFFC5C6BE),
500: Color(0xFFB6B8AE),
600: Color(0xFFA4A69D),
700: Color(0xFF7F817A),
800: Color(0xFF5B5C57),
900: Color(0xFF373734),
});Swift / SwiftUI
import SwiftUI
extension Color {
/// #b6b8ae — Ash Gray
static let ashGray = Color(
red: 0.7137,
green: 0.7216,
blue: 0.6824
)
}
// UIKit
extension UIColor {
static let ashGray = UIColor(
red: 0.7137,
green: 0.7216,
blue: 0.6824,
alpha: 1.0
)
}Android
<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
<color name="ash_gray">#B6B8AE</color>
<color name="ash_gray_translucent">#80B6B8AE</color>
</resources>
<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val AshGray = Color(0xFFB6B8AE)JavaScript
export const ASH_GRAY = {
hex: "#b6b8ae",
rgb: [182, 184, 174],
hsl: [72, 7, 70],
oklch: "oklch(77.81% 0.0141 115.91)",
};JSON tokens
{
"$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
"ash-gray": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": "#b6b8ae",
"$description": "Ash Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
}
}