#BDC2BC Ash Gray

rgb(189, 194, 188)

Color conversions

HEX
#BDC2BC
RGB
rgb(189, 194, 188)
RGBA
rgba(189, 194, 188, 1)
HSL
hsl(110, 5%, 75%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(110, 3%, 76%)
CMYK
cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 24%)

Wide-gamut spaces

XYZ
xyz(49.354, 53.033, 55.204)
LAB
lab(77.89 -2.84 2.41)
LCH
lch(77.89 3.72 139.66)
OKLAB
oklab(80.84% -0.0077 0.0063)
OKLCH
oklch(80.84% 0.01 140.51)
Nearest name
Ash Gray

Shades, tints and tones

Shades

#ACB0AB#9B9F9A#898D89#787B78#676A67#565855#454744#343533#222322#111211

Tints

#C3C8C2#C9CDC8#CFD3CE#D5D8D4#DBDEDA#E1E3E1#E7E9E7#EDEEED#F3F4F3#F9F9F9

Tones

#B7BCB7#B2B6B1#ACB0AC#A7AAA6#A1A4A1#9C9E9B#969896#919290#8B8C8B#868685

Color harmonies

Complementary

#BDC2BC#C1BCC2

The hue directly opposite on the color wheel. Maximum contrast, ideal for a single accent against a dominant brand color.

Analogous

#C2C1BC#C0C2BC#BDC2BC#BCC2BE#BCC2C1

Neighbouring hues that share a temperature. The safest harmony for calm, cohesive interfaces.

Triadic

#BDC2BC#BCBDC2#C2BCBD

Three hues evenly spaced 120 degrees apart. Vibrant and balanced — use one as dominant and the other two sparingly.

Split Complementary

#BDC2BC#BEBCC2#C2BCC0

The complement split into two adjacent hues. Nearly the contrast of complementary with noticeably less tension.

Square (Tetradic)

#BDC2BC#BCC0C2#C1BCC2#C2BEBC

Four hues at 90-degree intervals. A rich set for illustration, data visualisation, and category coding.

Rectangle (Tetradic)

#BDC2BC#BCC2C1#C1BCC2#C2BCBD

Two complementary pairs offset by 60 degrees. Gives two warm and two cool options in one system.

Monochromatic

#FFFFFF#E7E9E7#BDC2BC#939B91#6A7368

A single hue across five lightness levels. The foundation of most UI scales and the most accessible starting point.

Similar colors

Closest matches

#9B9B9B#9B9C9B#98A097#94A493#8FA88F#ADADAD#ADAEAD#ABB1A9#A7B4A6#A3B8A3#D1D1D1#CFD3CF

Opacity variations

#bdc2bc1a

#bdc2bc33

#bdc2bc4d

#bdc2bc66

#bdc2bc80

#bdc2bc99

#bdc2bcb3

#bdc2bccc

#bdc2bce6

#bdc2bcff

Accessibility and contrast

On white

1.81:1

Body text Fail · Large text Fail

On black

11.61:1

Body text AAA · Large text AA

White-on-color contrast is 1.81:1.

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: #bdc2bc;
  --color-ash-gray-rgb: 189 194 188;
  --color-ash-gray-hsl: 110 5% 75%;
  --color-ash-gray-oklch: 80.84% 0.01 140.51;
}

.element {
  color: #bdc2bc;
  background-color: hsl(110, 5%, 75%);
  border: 1px solid rgb(189 194 188 / 40%);
}

SCSS

$ash-gray: #bdc2bc;
$ash-gray-light: #dee1de;
$ash-gray-dark: #5f615e;

.element {
  color: $ash-gray;
  background: rgba($ash-gray, 0.12);

  &:hover {
    color: darken($ash-gray, 8%);
  }
}

LESS

@ash-gray: #bdc2bc;
@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: #f2f3f2;
  --color-ash-gray-100: #ebedeb;
  --color-ash-gray-200: #e5e7e4;
  --color-ash-gray-300: #d7dad7;
  --color-ash-gray-400: #cacec9;
  --color-ash-gray-500: #bdc2bc;
  --color-ash-gray-600: #aaafa9;
  --color-ash-gray-700: #848884;
  --color-ash-gray-800: #5f615e;
  --color-ash-gray-900: #393a38;
}

/* Usage */
<div class="bg-ash-gray-500 text-ash-gray-50 ring-ash-gray-600" />

/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#bdc2bc]" />

Bootstrap

// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$ash-gray: #bdc2bc;
$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(0xFFBDC2BC);

// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor ashGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFBDC2BC, <int, Color>{
  50: Color(0xFFF2F3F2),
  100: Color(0xFFEBEDEB),
  200: Color(0xFFE5E7E4),
  300: Color(0xFFD7DAD7),
  400: Color(0xFFCACEC9),
  500: Color(0xFFBDC2BC),
  600: Color(0xFFAAAFA9),
  700: Color(0xFF848884),
  800: Color(0xFF5F615E),
  900: Color(0xFF393A38),
});

Swift / SwiftUI

import SwiftUI

extension Color {
    /// #bdc2bc — Ash Gray
    static let ashGray = Color(
        red: 0.7412,
        green: 0.7608,
        blue: 0.7373
    )
}

// UIKit
extension UIColor {
    static let ashGray = UIColor(
        red: 0.7412,
        green: 0.7608,
        blue: 0.7373,
        alpha: 1.0
    )
}

Android

<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
    <color name="ash_gray">#BDC2BC</color>
    <color name="ash_gray_translucent">#80BDC2BC</color>
</resources>

<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val AshGray = Color(0xFFBDC2BC)

JavaScript

export const ASH_GRAY = {
  hex: "#bdc2bc",
  rgb: [189, 194, 188],
  hsl: [110, 5, 75],
  oklch: "oklch(80.84% 0.01 140.51)",
};

JSON tokens

{
  "$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
  "ash-gray": {
    "$type": "color",
    "$value": "#bdc2bc",
    "$description": "Ash Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
  }
}