Ash Grey (#B2BEB5)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.92:1 — vs black: 10.93:1

Color values

  • HEX #B2BEB5
  • RGB rgb(178, 190, 181)
  • HSL hsl(135, 8%, 72%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 6, 0, 5, 25 )
  • Websafe #99CCCC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B2BEB5 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Ash Grey
#B2BEB5 Base
#BEB2BB
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Ash Grey
#B2BEB5 Base
#B5BEB2
#B2BEBB
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Ash Grey
#B2BEB5 Base
#B5B2BE
#BEB5B2
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Ash Grey
#B2BEB5 Base
#BBB2BE
#BEB2B5
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Ash Grey
#B2BEB5 Base
#B2B5BE
#BEB2BB
#BEBBB2
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Ash Grey
#B2BEB5 Base
#627567
#899B8D
#9CABA0
#C8D1CA
#DBE1DD
#F1F3F2
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Ash Grey, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0C0E0C
#2B332D
#4A584E
#6A7D6F
#8D9F91
Ash Grey #B2BEB5 Base
#BFC9C1
#CBD3CD
#D8DED9
#E5E9E6
#F1F3F2
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #B2BEB5. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #B2BEB5;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #B2BEB5;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #B2BEB5;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #B2BEB5,
        #BEB2BB
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #B2BEB5,
        #BEB2BB
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$ash-grey: #B2BEB5;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$ash-grey-r: 178;
$ash-grey-g: 190;
$ash-grey-b: 181;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $ash-grey;
    color: rgba($ash-grey-r, $ash-grey-g, $ash-grey-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Ash Grey appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #B2BEB5 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #BBBBB5 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #BDBDB5 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #B3BDBD Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #BBBBBB Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Ash Grey ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Ash Grey #B2BEB5 Base
Pastel Gray #CFCFC4 ΔE 7.16
Cambridge Blue #A3C1AD ΔE 7.45
Silver Sand #BFC1C2 ΔE 7.51
Gray (X11 Gray) #BEBEBE ΔE 7.73

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.