#BCBFB5 Ash Gray
rgb(188, 191, 181)
Color conversions
- HEX
- #BCBFB5
- RGB
- rgb(188, 191, 181)
- RGBA
- rgba(188, 191, 181, 1)
- HSL
- hsl(78, 7%, 73%)
- HSV / HSB
- hsv(78, 5%, 75%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 25%)
Wide-gamut spaces
- XYZ
- xyz(47.709, 51.289, 51.093)
- LAB
- lab(76.85 -2.87 4.68)
- LCH
- lch(76.85 5.48 121.51)
- OKLAB
- oklab(79.94% -0.0072 0.0123)
- OKLCH
- oklch(79.94% 0.0142 120.34)
- 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
#bcbfb51a
#bcbfb533
#bcbfb54d
#bcbfb566
#bcbfb580
#bcbfb599
#bcbfb5b3
#bcbfb5cc
#bcbfb5e6
#bcbfb5ff
Accessibility and contrast
On white
1.87:1
Body text Fail · Large text Fail
On black
11.26:1
Body text AAA · Large text AA
White-on-color contrast is 1.87:1.
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: #bcbfb5;
--color-ash-gray-rgb: 188 191 181;
--color-ash-gray-hsl: 78 7% 73%;
--color-ash-gray-oklch: 79.94% 0.0142 120.34;
}
.element {
color: #bcbfb5;
background-color: hsl(78, 7%, 73%);
border: 1px solid rgb(188 191 181 / 40%);
}SCSS
$ash-gray: #bcbfb5;
$ash-gray-light: #dedfda;
$ash-gray-dark: #5e605b;
.element {
color: $ash-gray;
background: rgba($ash-gray, 0.12);
&:hover {
color: darken($ash-gray, 8%);
}
}LESS
@ash-gray: #bcbfb5;
@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: #f2f2f0;
--color-ash-gray-100: #ebece9;
--color-ash-gray-200: #e4e5e1;
--color-ash-gray-300: #d7d9d3;
--color-ash-gray-400: #c9ccc4;
--color-ash-gray-500: #bcbfb5;
--color-ash-gray-600: #a9aca3;
--color-ash-gray-700: #84867f;
--color-ash-gray-800: #5e605b;
--color-ash-gray-900: #383936;
}
/* Usage */
<div class="bg-ash-gray-500 text-ash-gray-50 ring-ash-gray-600" />
/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#bcbfb5]" />Bootstrap
// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$ash-gray: #bcbfb5;
$primary: $ash-gray;
$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
"ash-gray": $ash-gray
));
// Generates .text-ash-gray, .bg-ash-gray, .btn-ash-gray
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";Flutter
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const Color ashGray = Color(0xFFBCBFB5);
// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor ashGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFBCBFB5, <int, Color>{
50: Color(0xFFF2F2F0),
100: Color(0xFFEBECE9),
200: Color(0xFFE4E5E1),
300: Color(0xFFD7D9D3),
400: Color(0xFFC9CCC4),
500: Color(0xFFBCBFB5),
600: Color(0xFFA9ACA3),
700: Color(0xFF84867F),
800: Color(0xFF5E605B),
900: Color(0xFF383936),
});Swift / SwiftUI
import SwiftUI
extension Color {
/// #bcbfb5 — Ash Gray
static let ashGray = Color(
red: 0.7373,
green: 0.749,
blue: 0.7098
)
}
// UIKit
extension UIColor {
static let ashGray = UIColor(
red: 0.7373,
green: 0.749,
blue: 0.7098,
alpha: 1.0
)
}Android
<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
<color name="ash_gray">#BCBFB5</color>
<color name="ash_gray_translucent">#80BCBFB5</color>
</resources>
<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val AshGray = Color(0xFFBCBFB5)JavaScript
export const ASH_GRAY = {
hex: "#bcbfb5",
rgb: [188, 191, 181],
hsl: [78, 7, 73],
oklch: "oklch(79.94% 0.0142 120.34)",
};JSON tokens
{
"$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
"ash-gray": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": "#bcbfb5",
"$description": "Ash Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
}
}