#BBBAAC Ash Gray
rgb(187, 186, 172)
Color conversions
- HEX
- #BBBAAC
- RGB
- rgb(187, 186, 172)
- RGBA
- rgba(187, 186, 172, 1)
- HSL
- hsl(56, 10%, 70%)
- HSV / HSB
- hsv(56, 8%, 73%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 27%)
Wide-gamut spaces
- XYZ
- xyz(45.498, 48.661, 46.017)
- LAB
- lab(75.24 -2.15 7.22)
- LCH
- lch(75.24 7.53 106.56)
- OKLAB
- oklab(78.58% -0.0045 0.0189)
- OKLCH
- oklch(78.58% 0.0194 103.51)
- 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
#bbbaac1a
#bbbaac33
#bbbaac4d
#bbbaac66
#bbbaac80
#bbbaac99
#bbbaacb3
#bbbaaccc
#bbbaace6
#bbbaacff
Accessibility and contrast
On white
1.96:1
Body text Fail · Large text Fail
On black
10.73:1
Body text AAA · Large text AA
White-on-color contrast is 1.96:1.
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: #bbbaac;
--color-ash-gray-rgb: 187 186 172;
--color-ash-gray-hsl: 56 10% 70%;
--color-ash-gray-oklch: 78.58% 0.0194 103.51;
}
.element {
color: #bbbaac;
background-color: hsl(56, 10%, 70%);
border: 1px solid rgb(187 186 172 / 40%);
}SCSS
$ash-gray: #bbbaac;
$ash-gray-light: #ddddd6;
$ash-gray-dark: #5e5d56;
.element {
color: $ash-gray;
background: rgba($ash-gray, 0.12);
&:hover {
color: darken($ash-gray, 8%);
}
}LESS
@ash-gray: #bbbaac;
@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: #f1f1ee;
--color-ash-gray-100: #ebeae6;
--color-ash-gray-200: #e4e3de;
--color-ash-gray-300: #d6d6cd;
--color-ash-gray-400: #c9c8bd;
--color-ash-gray-500: #bbbaac;
--color-ash-gray-600: #a8a79b;
--color-ash-gray-700: #838278;
--color-ash-gray-800: #5e5d56;
--color-ash-gray-900: #383834;
}
/* Usage */
<div class="bg-ash-gray-500 text-ash-gray-50 ring-ash-gray-600" />
/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#bbbaac]" />Bootstrap
// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$ash-gray: #bbbaac;
$primary: $ash-gray;
$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
"ash-gray": $ash-gray
));
// Generates .text-ash-gray, .bg-ash-gray, .btn-ash-gray
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";Flutter
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const Color ashGray = Color(0xFFBBBAAC);
// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor ashGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFBBBAAC, <int, Color>{
50: Color(0xFFF1F1EE),
100: Color(0xFFEBEAE6),
200: Color(0xFFE4E3DE),
300: Color(0xFFD6D6CD),
400: Color(0xFFC9C8BD),
500: Color(0xFFBBBAAC),
600: Color(0xFFA8A79B),
700: Color(0xFF838278),
800: Color(0xFF5E5D56),
900: Color(0xFF383834),
});Swift / SwiftUI
import SwiftUI
extension Color {
/// #bbbaac — Ash Gray
static let ashGray = Color(
red: 0.7333,
green: 0.7294,
blue: 0.6745
)
}
// UIKit
extension UIColor {
static let ashGray = UIColor(
red: 0.7333,
green: 0.7294,
blue: 0.6745,
alpha: 1.0
)
}Android
<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
<color name="ash_gray">#BBBAAC</color>
<color name="ash_gray_translucent">#80BBBAAC</color>
</resources>
<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val AshGray = Color(0xFFBBBAAC)JavaScript
export const ASH_GRAY = {
hex: "#bbbaac",
rgb: [187, 186, 172],
hsl: [56, 10, 70],
oklch: "oklch(78.58% 0.0194 103.51)",
};JSON tokens
{
"$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
"ash-gray": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": "#bbbaac",
"$description": "Ash Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
}
}