Silver

#b5b7bd

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for silver, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Silver, a light neutral that behaves like a grey. Neutrals like this hold a palette together quietly. It works under any accent color, holding a scheme together without competing.

Silver color values

Every conversion for #b5b7bd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b5b7bd

RGB181, 183, 189

HSL225, 6%, 73%

HSV225, 4%, 74%

CMYK4%, 3%, 0%, 26%

Lab74.42, 0.45, -3.29

XYZ45.17, 47.36, 54.91

Decimal11909053

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone537 C

Shades of silver

#a3a6ad #91949d #7f838d #6e727c #5e616a #4e5158 #3e4046 #2e3034 #1e1f22 #0e0f10

Tints of silver

#bbbdc3 #c2c4c9 #c8cace #cfd0d4 #d5d6da #dcdde0 #e2e3e5 #e9e9eb #eff0f1 #f6f6f7

Colors that go with silver

Complementary#bdbbb5 Analogous#b5bbbd Analogous#b7b5bd Triadic#bdb5b7 Triadic#b7bdb5 Split complementary#bdb7b5 Split complementary#bbbdb5

Silver in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 4, 3, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b5b7bd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

4 3 0 26

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

8 7 4 32

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Silver in css

Copy #b5b7bd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b5b7bd; }
.text { color: #b5b7bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b7bd; }

How silver looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Silver and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b5b7bd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b5b7bd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Silver on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b5b7bd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around silver? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn silver into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b5b7bd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from silver, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #b5b7bd is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.