Silver
#C0C0C0
Silver (#C0C0C0) is a light, neutral grey colour, neither warm nor cool. In RGB it is 192 red, 192 green and 192 blue; in HSL its hue is 0°, its saturation 0% and its lightness 75%. For print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Grey is neutral and calm, the colour of balance. It makes a quiet background and lets brighter accent colours stand out.
Text on silver
White text on silver has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and fails; black text has 11.54:1 and passes AAA. Black text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 1.82:1
Black text · 11.54:1
Tints and shades of silver
Colour palettes with silver
Brands with a silver logo
Brand colours close to #C0C0C0, from our Brand Colour Index.
Colours similar to silver
Use silver in CSS
.button {
background-color: #C0C0C0;
color: #000000;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of grey.