#BDBBB0 Ash Gray
rgb(189, 187, 176)
Color conversions
- HEX
- #BDBBB0
- RGB
- rgb(189, 187, 176)
- RGBA
- rgba(189, 187, 176, 1)
- HSL
- hsl(51, 9%, 72%)
- HSV / HSB
- hsv(51, 7%, 74%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 26%)
Wide-gamut spaces
- XYZ
- xyz(46.592, 49.494, 48.165)
- LAB
- lab(75.76 -1.27 5.81)
- LCH
- lch(75.76 5.95 102.3)
- OKLAB
- oklab(79.06% -0.0022 0.0153)
- OKLCH
- oklch(79.06% 0.0154 98.34)
- 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
#bdbbb01a
#bdbbb033
#bdbbb04d
#bdbbb066
#bdbbb080
#bdbbb099
#bdbbb0b3
#bdbbb0cc
#bdbbb0e6
#bdbbb0ff
Accessibility and contrast
On white
1.93:1
Body text Fail · Large text Fail
On black
10.9:1
Body text AAA · Large text AA
White-on-color contrast is 1.93:1.
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: #bdbbb0;
--color-ash-gray-rgb: 189 187 176;
--color-ash-gray-hsl: 51 9% 72%;
--color-ash-gray-oklch: 79.06% 0.0154 98.34;
}
.element {
color: #bdbbb0;
background-color: hsl(51, 9%, 72%);
border: 1px solid rgb(189 187 176 / 40%);
}SCSS
$ash-gray: #bdbbb0;
$ash-gray-light: #deddd8;
$ash-gray-dark: #5f5e58;
.element {
color: $ash-gray;
background: rgba($ash-gray, 0.12);
&:hover {
color: darken($ash-gray, 8%);
}
}LESS
@ash-gray: #bdbbb0;
@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: #f2f1ef;
--color-ash-gray-100: #ebebe7;
--color-ash-gray-200: #e5e4df;
--color-ash-gray-300: #d7d6d0;
--color-ash-gray-400: #cac9c0;
--color-ash-gray-500: #bdbbb0;
--color-ash-gray-600: #aaa89e;
--color-ash-gray-700: #84837b;
--color-ash-gray-800: #5f5e58;
--color-ash-gray-900: #393835;
}
/* Usage */
<div class="bg-ash-gray-500 text-ash-gray-50 ring-ash-gray-600" />
/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#bdbbb0]" />Bootstrap
// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$ash-gray: #bdbbb0;
$primary: $ash-gray;
$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
"ash-gray": $ash-gray
));
// Generates .text-ash-gray, .bg-ash-gray, .btn-ash-gray
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";Flutter
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const Color ashGray = Color(0xFFBDBBB0);
// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor ashGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFBDBBB0, <int, Color>{
50: Color(0xFFF2F1EF),
100: Color(0xFFEBEBE7),
200: Color(0xFFE5E4DF),
300: Color(0xFFD7D6D0),
400: Color(0xFFCAC9C0),
500: Color(0xFFBDBBB0),
600: Color(0xFFAAA89E),
700: Color(0xFF84837B),
800: Color(0xFF5F5E58),
900: Color(0xFF393835),
});Swift / SwiftUI
import SwiftUI
extension Color {
/// #bdbbb0 — Ash Gray
static let ashGray = Color(
red: 0.7412,
green: 0.7333,
blue: 0.6902
)
}
// UIKit
extension UIColor {
static let ashGray = UIColor(
red: 0.7412,
green: 0.7333,
blue: 0.6902,
alpha: 1.0
)
}Android
<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
<color name="ash_gray">#BDBBB0</color>
<color name="ash_gray_translucent">#80BDBBB0</color>
</resources>
<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val AshGray = Color(0xFFBDBBB0)JavaScript
export const ASH_GRAY = {
hex: "#bdbbb0",
rgb: [189, 187, 176],
hsl: [51, 9, 72],
oklch: "oklch(79.06% 0.0154 98.34)",
};JSON tokens
{
"$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
"ash-gray": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": "#bdbbb0",
"$description": "Ash Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
}
}