neutralcoolCSS named color
Silver #C0C0C0
A light gray associated with the metal; cool and restrained.
Use cases: Metallic accents · Tech UI
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #C0C0C0 | |
| RGB | rgb(192, 192, 192) | |
| HSL | hsl(0, 0%, 75%) | |
| HSV | hsv(0, 0%, 75%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 24.7%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(50.1007, 52.7115, 57.3939) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.7, 0.0, 0.0) | |
| Luminance | 0.527 (WCAG relative) |
/* Silver */
color: #c0c0c0;
background-color: #c0c0c0;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#adadad #9a9a9a #868686 #737373 #606060 #4d4d4d #3a3a3a #262626 #131313 #000000
Tints (toward white)
#c6c6c6 #cdcdcd #d3d3d3 #d9d9d9 #e0e0e0 #e6e6e6 #ececec #f2f2f2 #f9f9f9 #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#bababa #b3b3b3 #adadad #a6a6a6 #a0a0a0 #9a9a9a #939393 #8d8d8d #868686 #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
Edit in generator →#C0C0C0
#C0C0C0
#c0c0c0 #c0c0c0
Analogous
Edit in generator →#C0C0C0
#C0C0C0
#C0C0C0
#c0c0c0 #c0c0c0 #c0c0c0
Triadic
Edit in generator →#C0C0C0
#C0C0C0
#C0C0C0
#c0c0c0 #c0c0c0 #c0c0c0
Tetradic
Edit in generator →#C0C0C0
#C0C0C0
#C0C0C0
#C0C0C0
#c0c0c0 #c0c0c0 #c0c0c0 #c0c0c0
Split Complementary
Edit in generator →#C0C0C0
#C0C0C0
#C0C0C0
#c0c0c0 #c0c0c0 #c0c0c0
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#838383
#A1A1A1
#C0C0C0
#DFDFDF
#F0F0F0
#838383 #a1a1a1 #c0c0c0 #dfdfdf #f0f0f0
Accessibility & contrast
1.82
#C0C0C0 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
11.54
#C0C0C0 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on silver
11.54
#000000 text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Light Gray #D3D3D3 | 4.69 | |
| Dark Gray #A9A9A9 | 6.29 | |
| Warm Beige #E9DCC9 | 11.39 | |
| Off White #FAF9F6 | 13.02 | |
| Eggshell #F0EAD6 | 13.04 | |
| Khaki #C3B091 | 13.62 |
Related colors
Palettes with silver
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.