51 Gorgeous Gray Hair Color Ideas Popular in 2023
Gray hair color was once something women were afraid of, but now the opinions have changed. Embrace your natural gray or dye it and try one of these stunning styles!
1. Cold Ash Ice
These ashy tones have so little yellow in them that they remind me of cold, cold ice.
2. Countless Shades of Gray Hair
The gradient from the black roots to the silver tips goes through as many shades as there are individual hairs.
3. The Ice-fall Gray Hair Color
Her cascade of silver hair sends the image of a glacier slowly flowing down.
4. The Cold Never Bothered Her
For an ice queen look, try this very white-gray hair color!
5. Non-Color Contrast
Light gray hair color highlights dark clothes and accessories and amplifies the effect of a goth look.
6. Ashy Waves
A wavy hairdo catches the eye by revealing shade after shade of ashy hair.
7. Stone Variations
The tones in her hair are the same as the tones of the stone-cold stone wall.
8. Warm Gray Hair Color
The advantage of a neutral color like gray is that it reflects the light around it, so when hit with a warmer tone, it can look more like this.
9. Black to White Hair Color
Silver hair is a favorite of the goth community for its ability to match and enhance most outfits.
10. A Silver Mane
Picture these silver locks braided in one of these hairstyles for thick hair.
11. A Silver Hair Messy Bob
Perfect for a busy lifestyle, this hairstyle does require little to no maintenance and, unless you have pitch-black hair, overgrown roots don’t show too bad.
12. Curly Silver Pixie Cut
Check out this ice-cold asymmetrical hairstyle! And take a look at these pixie haircuts as well, for more inspiration.
13. Silver Bangs for Gray Hair Color
Try this almost-white hairstyle for a professional, put-together look.
14. Silver Gray Bob with Dark Undertones
It’s barely visible but sometimes that’s more than enough!
15. Messy Updo for Gray Hair Color
This intentionally messy hairstyle will give you little problems. It is incredibly versatile and adaptable and looks great with the simplest of updos.
16. The Classic Bob for Gray Hair Color
Straight down in sharp lines, this hairstyle commands respect in a business setting but can be easily made fun of with some accessories.
17. Curly Hairstyle for Gray Hair
Let your hair go wild with this gray to brown naturally created fade!
18. Silver Icy Gray Bob
Super full and natural look. This is a great look for young adults and teenagers.
19. Gray Hair Color Lopsided Bob
Bobs are versatile by nature, but a one with a short side and a long side is even more adaptable.
20. Pixie Cut with Gray Hair Color
Try this short do to allow your hair to regenerate and recover from the roots. It will thank you and it will look fabulous in the process!
21. Short Steel Gray Colored Hair
Pair a dark outfit with dark gray hair color and you are ready to go to your favorite rock or metal concert!
22. Gunmetal Gray Hair Color
Enjoy the mysterious vibe that comes with this charcoal gray look!
23. Black to Gray Degrade
This hairdo looks eternally caught in the transition between your antihero ice-wielding superhuman and your mundane cover-up identity.
24. Sharp A-line Gray Hair Color
Dark gray hair color goes great with sharp angels! take advantage and combine the two in this A-line bob
25. Layered Gray Colored Hairstyle
This sharp-edged hairdo reminds me of a dystopian postmodern sculpture. Made of steel.
26. Smokey Slime Gray Hair Color
Billie Eilish Inspired Look. True, hers was top/bottom separated and it went with black not dark gray, but this look captures the same feeling.
27. Soft Gray Hair Color
Dark waves don’t have to be cold or steely. With the right look, they can be warm, comforting, and fluffy.
28. Stainless Steel Gray Hair Colored Bob
This does look like it has been sculpted out of the same block of metal.
29. Half Black and Half Gray Colored Hair
Light meets dark in this two-colored hairstyle.
30. Smokey Gray Coils
These curls look like silver shavings and the highlights add texture to the hairstyle.
31. Rock that Natural Gray!
With just a bit of help from some highlighter, this look goes from classical to modern in a heartbeat. Check out some other ways you can wear your natural hair!
32. Light to Dark Gray Highlights
That transition is so smooth you can’t really tell when it starts!
33. Reverse Uno!
There are some barely-there gray highlights on her dark brown hair and the effect is surprisingly good.
34. Black to Smokey Gray Highlights
This hairdo is a mix of black with gray highlights, or maybe gray with black streaks? Who knows. But style it wavy or straight for two very different effects!
35. Gray and Purple Highlights
Part of the process of removing hair color to go gray is a purple treatment designed to counter the color in your hair. Left on too much, it can create spots and streaks but don’t worry and wear them as highlights!
36. Purple Hair with Gray Highlights
Or go for the reverse and try gray highlights on purple hair for a fun effect.
37. Smokey Peach with Gray Undertones
The gray highlights in this do cool it by a few tones by simply existing. If you feel that pure rose gold is too warm for you but still want to try it, consider this option!
38. Smokey Silver-Blue Highlights
The blue is just visible enough to create a teal effect, but if you’re looking for some blue-blue hairstyles, you can find them here!
39. Gray Hair Color Highlights
To enhance your natural salt ‘n pepper look, add some gray highlights and rock the style!
40. Aurora Highlights
It’s far too cold for this scheme to be a rainbow but the highlights remind of a purple aurora on a dark night sky
41. Silver Ombre with Natural Gray Hair
This lovely lady decided that dyes are not for her so she started wearing her hair naturally gray, and she rocks it!
42. Short Natural Feathered Gray Hair
Often a short haircut will save you time, energy, and money and leave you free to enjoy life!
43. Transition to Gray Hair
After years of dyeing her hair, she is finally embracing the white and her features are softer already.
44. Trendsetter for Natural Gray Hair Color
It’s women like her, who show their hair long and proud, who inspired the boom in white and ash hair in the younger generations.
45. Natural Gray Hair with Top Bun
This bun has a life of its own. Sometime later and she still looks fabulous!
46. Curly Natural Gray Hair Color
Like leaves, your hair knows when to change color to match your features. Let it grow as it is, especially if you have natural hair since dyes dry your already dry hair.
47. Salt and Pepper Undercut Hair
Check out this salt ‘n pepper do, ideal for when you’re gray earlier than you wanted, and then look at these undercut designs for more inspiration!
48. Gray Hair Color Frame
Wear what mother nature gave you as an intentional style and no one will know! They will even compliment you on the modern look.
49. Side Swept Natural Gray Hair
This may be a classical hairstyle but it still looks great! Try it with highlights for a personal touch.
50. Foamy Curls Hairstyles
These waves remind us of an agitated sea with foam forming. Tame them in this hairstyle!
51. Incredible Natural White Streak Hair
Her white streaks are caused by a skin condition called Vitiligo, which makes parts of your skin lose all pigment, creating incredible patterns and hairstyles!
Final thoughts
Which one of these gray hair color styles are you going to try? Or are you already sporting one? Tell me all about it in the comment section below!
Hi there! I’m Kate, great to meet you! I used to be the kid in school who always had the most complicated braids and as young as 14 years old I was the go-to schoolyard hairstylist. Working with hair has always relaxed me and I am always looking for new styles to try. My latest achievement is a great looking undercut and blue-black dye job on one of my friends. Now I’m blending my skill at hairstyling with my passion for writing and doing what I love.
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