Silver

#bcb4b2

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

This is Silver, a light neutral that behaves like a grey. 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 #bcb4b2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bcb4b2

RGB188, 180, 178

HSL12, 7%, 72%

HSV12, 5%, 74%

CMYK0%, 4%, 5%, 26%

Lab73.9, 2.48, 2.02

XYZ45.1, 46.55, 48.73

Decimal12367026

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone422 C

Shades of silver

#aca3a0 #9d918e #8d807c #7c6f6c #6a5f5c #584f4d #463f3d #342f2d #221f1e #100f0e

Tints of silver

#c2bbb9 #c8c1bf #cec8c6 #d3cecd #d9d5d4 #dfdbda #e5e2e1 #ebe9e8 #f1efef #f7f6f5

Colors that go with silver

Complementary#b2babc Analogous#bcb2b5 Analogous#bcb9b2 Triadic#b2bcb4 Triadic#b4b2bc Split complementary#b2bcb9 Split complementary#b2b5bc

Silver in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 5, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bcb4b2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 5 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 9 32

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 #bcb4b2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bcb4b2; }
.text { color: #bcb4b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb4b2; }

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 #bcb4b2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bcb4b2 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 #bcb4b2 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 #bcb4b2 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 #bcb4b2 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.