Silver

#bbb8b7

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 #bbb8b7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbb8b7

RGB187, 184, 183

HSL15, 3%, 73%

HSV15, 2%, 73%

CMYK0%, 2%, 2%, 27%

Lab74.99, 0.87, 0.87

XYZ46.18, 48.26, 51.68

Decimal12302519

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone429 C

Shades of silver

#aba7a6 #9a9694 #8a8483 #787372 #676361 #565251 #444140 #333130 #21201f #100f0f

Tints of silver

#c1bebd #c7c4c4 #cdcbca #d9d7d6 #e5e3e3 #eaeae9 #f6f6f6

Colors that go with silver

Complementary#b7babb Analogous#bbb7b8 Analogous#bbbab7 Triadic#b7bbb8 Triadic#b8b7bb Split complementary#b7bbba Split complementary#b7b8bb

Silver in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 2, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbb8b7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 2 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 6 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 #bbb8b7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbb8b7; }
.text { color: #bbb8b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb8b7; }

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 #bbb8b7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbb8b7 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 #bbb8b7 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 #bbb8b7 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

The figures for #bbb8b7 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.