Silver

#b3bbb2

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

Silver carries almost no chroma, so it works as a neutral. Neutrals like this hold a palette together quietly. Almost anything sits on top of it, which is what makes a good neutral useful.

Silver color values

Every conversion for #b3bbb2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b3bbb2

RGB179, 187, 178

HSL113, 6%, 72%

HSV113, 5%, 73%

CMYK4%, 0%, 5%, 27%

Lab75.04, -4.46, 3.58

XYZ44.4, 48.34, 49.11

Decimal11778994

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone5507 C

Shades of silver

#a1aba0 #909c8e #7e8c7d #6e7b6c #5e695d #4e574d #3e463d #2e342e #1e221e #0f100e

Tints of silver

#bac1b9 #c0c7c0 #c7cdc6 #ced3cd #d4d9d4 #dbdfdb #e8ebe8 #eff1ef #f6f7f6

Colors that go with silver

Complementary#bab2bb Analogous#b7bbb2 Analogous#b2bbb5 Triadic#b2b3bb Triadic#bbb2b3 Split complementary#b5b2bb Split complementary#bbb2b7

Silver in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 4, 0, 5, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b3bbb2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

4 0 5 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

8 4 9 33

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Silver in css

Copy #b3bbb2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b3bbb2; }
.text { color: #b3bbb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bbb2; }

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 #b3bbb2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b3bbb2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Silver on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b3bbb2 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn silver into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b3bbb2 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 #b3bbb2 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.