Silver

#c8c5c1

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. It works under any accent color, holding a scheme together without competing.

Silver color values

Every conversion for #c8c5c1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8c5c1

RGB200, 197, 193

HSL34, 6%, 77%

HSV34, 4%, 78%

CMYK0%, 1%, 4%, 22%

Lab79.65, 0.32, 2.36

XYZ53.41, 56.06, 58.46

Decimal13157825

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone428 C

Shades of silver

#b7b3ae #a6a19b #958f87 #837d75 #706b64 #5d5953 #4a4641 #373430 #23221f #100f0e

Tints of silver

#cdcac6 #d1cfcc #d6d4d1 #dbd9d6 #dfdedb #e4e2e1 #e9e7e6 #edeceb #f2f1f0 #f7f6f6

Colors that go with silver

Complementary#c1c4c8 Analogous#c8c2c1 Analogous#c7c8c1 Triadic#c1c8c5 Triadic#c5c1c8 Split complementary#c1c7c8 Split complementary#c2c1c8

Silver in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 1, 4, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8c5c1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 1 4 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 5 8 28

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 #c8c5c1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8c5c1; }
.text { color: #c8c5c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8c5c1; }

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 #c8c5c1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8c5c1 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 #c8c5c1 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 #c8c5c1 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 #c8c5c1 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.