Silver

#b9bbbb

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 #b9bbbb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b9bbbb

RGB185, 187, 187

HSL180, 1%, 73%

HSV180, 1%, 73%

CMYK1%, 0%, 0%, 27%

Lab75.73, -0.69, -0.25

XYZ46.75, 49.44, 54.09

Decimal12172219

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone429 C

Shades of silver

#a8aaaa #969999 #858989 #747777 #636666 #525555 #424343 #313232 #202121 #0f1010

Tints of silver

#bfc1c1 #c5c7c7 #cbcdcd #d1d3d3 #d7d9d9 #dedfdf #e4e4e4 #eaeaea #f0f0f0 #f6f6f6

Colors that go with silver

Complementary#bbb9b9 Analogous#b9bbba Analogous#b9babb Triadic#bbb9bb Triadic#bbbbb9 Split complementary#bbb9ba Split complementary#bbbab9

Silver in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 1, 0, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b9bbbb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 0 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 4 4 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Silver in css

Copy #b9bbbb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b9bbbb; }
.text { color: #b9bbbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9bbbb; }

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 #b9bbbb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b9bbbb 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 #b9bbbb 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 #b9bbbb 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 #b9bbbb is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.