Ash Gray

About Ash Gray

Ash Gray is the hex color #B2BEB5, which translates to rgb(178, 190, 181) in RGB and hsl(135, 8%, 72%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 135 degrees, with a saturation of 8 percent and a lightness of 72 percent. With almost no saturation left, Ash Gray behaves as a near neutral: it sits under other colors rather than competing with them.

How Ash Gray compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is silver (#C0C0C0), a CIE76 distance of 6.9 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is olive-400 (#ABAB9C), at a distance of 8.4. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Silver at 6.9. Sorted by lightness, Ash Gray is number 18 of the 37 neutral colors here.

Text on Ash Gray

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Ash Gray, led by Ink black at 9.96:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Ash Gray already loaded as the background.

Building a palette around Ash Gray

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Ash Gray for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.