Silver

#c2bfbc

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 #c2bfbc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c2bfbc

RGB194, 191, 188

HSL30, 5%, 75%

HSV30, 3%, 76%

CMYK0%, 2%, 3%, 24%

Lab77.5, 0.51, 1.87

XYZ49.96, 52.36, 55.05

Decimal12763068

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone421 C

Shades of silver

#b1adaa #a19c97 #908a85 #7e7973 #6c6762 #5a5652 #474441 #353230 #22211f #100f0f

Tints of silver

#c7c5c2 #cccac8 #d2d0cd #d7d5d3 #dcdbd9 #e1e0df #e7e6e4 #ecebea #f1f1f0 #f6f6f6

Colors that go with silver

Complementary#bcbfc2 Analogous#c2bcbc Analogous#c2c2bc Triadic#bcc2bf Triadic#bfbcc2 Split complementary#bcc2c2 Split complementary#bcbcc2

Silver in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 3, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c2bfbc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 3 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 7 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 #c2bfbc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c2bfbc; }
.text { color: #c2bfbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2bfbc; }

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 #c2bfbc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c2bfbc 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 #c2bfbc 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 #c2bfbc 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 #c2bfbc is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.