#BFC6BB Ash Gray

rgb(191, 198, 187)

Color conversions

HEX
#BFC6BB
RGB
rgb(191, 198, 187)
RGBA
rgba(191, 198, 187, 1)
HSL
hsl(98, 9%, 75%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(98, 6%, 78%)
CMYK
cmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 22%)

Wide-gamut spaces

XYZ
xyz(50.648, 55.052, 54.962)
LAB
lab(79.07 -4.43 4.67)
LCH
lch(79.07 6.44 133.46)
OKLAB
oklab(81.8% -0.0118 0.0122)
OKLCH
oklch(81.8% 0.017 133.85)
Nearest name
Ash Gray

Shades, tints and tones

Shades

#AEB4AA#9CA299#8B9088#7A7E77#686C66#575A55#454844#343633#232422#111211

Tints

#C5CBC1#CBD0C7#D0D6CE#D6DBD4#DCE0DA#E2E5E0#E8EAE6#EEEFEC#F3F5F3#F9FAF9

Tones

#B9C0B6#B4B9B0#AEB3AB#A8ADA6#A2A6A0#9DA09B#979995#919390#8B8D8B#868685

Color harmonies

Complementary

#BFC6BB#C2BBC6

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

Analogous

#C6C2BB#C5C6BB#BFC6BB#BBC6BC#BBC6C2

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

Triadic

#BFC6BB#BBBFC6#C6BBBF

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

Split Complementary

#BFC6BB#BCBBC6#C6BBC5

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

Square (Tetradic)

#BFC6BB#BBC5C6#C2BBC6#C6BCBB

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

Rectangle (Tetradic)

#BFC6BB#BBC6C2#C2BBC6#C6BBBF

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

Monochromatic

#FFFFFF#E9EBE7#BFC6BB#95A18F#6C7965

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

Similar colors

Closest matches

#9D9E9C#9CA298#9AA594#98A990#94AD8C#AFAFAE#AEB3AB#ADB6A8#AAB9A4#A7BCA1#D2D3D2#D2D4D0

Opacity variations

#bfc6bb1a

#bfc6bb33

#bfc6bb4d

#bfc6bb66

#bfc6bb80

#bfc6bb99

#bfc6bbb3

#bfc6bbcc

#bfc6bbe6

#bfc6bbff

Accessibility and contrast

On white

1.75:1

Body text Fail · Large text Fail

On black

12.01:1

Body text AAA · Large text AA

White-on-color contrast is 1.75:1.

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: #bfc6bb;
  --color-ash-gray-rgb: 191 198 187;
  --color-ash-gray-hsl: 98 9% 75%;
  --color-ash-gray-oklch: 81.8% 0.017 133.85;
}

.element {
  color: #bfc6bb;
  background-color: hsl(98, 9%, 75%);
  border: 1px solid rgb(191 198 187 / 40%);
}

SCSS

$ash-gray: #bfc6bb;
$ash-gray-light: #dfe3dd;
$ash-gray-dark: #60635e;

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

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

LESS

@ash-gray: #bfc6bb;
@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: #f2f4f1;
  --color-ash-gray-100: #eceeeb;
  --color-ash-gray-200: #e5e8e4;
  --color-ash-gray-300: #d9ddd6;
  --color-ash-gray-400: #ccd1c9;
  --color-ash-gray-500: #bfc6bb;
  --color-ash-gray-600: #acb2a8;
  --color-ash-gray-700: #868b83;
  --color-ash-gray-800: #60635e;
  --color-ash-gray-900: #393b38;
}

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

/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#bfc6bb]" />

Bootstrap

// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$ash-gray: #bfc6bb;
$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(0xFFBFC6BB);

// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor ashGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFBFC6BB, <int, Color>{
  50: Color(0xFFF2F4F1),
  100: Color(0xFFECEEEB),
  200: Color(0xFFE5E8E4),
  300: Color(0xFFD9DDD6),
  400: Color(0xFFCCD1C9),
  500: Color(0xFFBFC6BB),
  600: Color(0xFFACB2A8),
  700: Color(0xFF868B83),
  800: Color(0xFF60635E),
  900: Color(0xFF393B38),
});

Swift / SwiftUI

import SwiftUI

extension Color {
    /// #bfc6bb — Ash Gray
    static let ashGray = Color(
        red: 0.749,
        green: 0.7765,
        blue: 0.7333
    )
}

// UIKit
extension UIColor {
    static let ashGray = UIColor(
        red: 0.749,
        green: 0.7765,
        blue: 0.7333,
        alpha: 1.0
    )
}

Android

<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
    <color name="ash_gray">#BFC6BB</color>
    <color name="ash_gray_translucent">#80BFC6BB</color>
</resources>

<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val AshGray = Color(0xFFBFC6BB)

JavaScript

export const ASH_GRAY = {
  hex: "#bfc6bb",
  rgb: [191, 198, 187],
  hsl: [98, 9, 75],
  oklch: "oklch(81.8% 0.017 133.85)",
};

JSON tokens

{
  "$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
  "ash-gray": {
    "$type": "color",
    "$value": "#bfc6bb",
    "$description": "Ash Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
  }
}