Silver

#c2bbbb

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

Silver is a near neutral, light with barely any hue. 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 #c2bbbb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c2bbbb

RGB194, 187, 187

HSL0, 5%, 75%

HSV0, 4%, 76%

CMYK0%, 4%, 4%, 24%

Lab76.43, 2.46, 0.87

XYZ48.99, 50.6, 54.2

Decimal12762043

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5305 C

Shades of silver

#b1a9a9 #a19696 #908484 #7f7272 #6c6161 #5a5151 #484040 #353030 #231f1f #100e0e

Tints of silver

#c7c1c1 #cdc7c7 #d2cdcd #d7d2d2 #dcd8d8 #e2dede #e7e4e4 #eceaea #f1f0f0 #f7f6f6

Colors that go with silver

Complementary#bbc2c2 Analogous#c2bbbf Analogous#c2bfbb Triadic#bbc2bb Triadic#bbbbc2 Split complementary#bbc2bf Split complementary#bbbfc2

Silver in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 4, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c2bbbb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 4 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 8 30

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 #c2bbbb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c2bbbb; }
.text { color: #c2bbbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2bbbb; }

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 #c2bbbb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c2bbbb 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 #c2bbbb 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 #c2bbbb 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 #c2bbbb is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.