Silver

Silver is light gray with a metallic memory: tech, precision, Apple-era minimalism. Lovely for dividers and secondary surfaces; helpless as text on white.

tech brandsdividerssecondary surfaces

Values in every format

HEX: #c0c0c0
RGB: rgb(192, 192, 192)
HSL: hsl(0, 0%, 75%)
OKLCH: oklch(0.808 0 0)
CMYK: cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 24.7%)

Hue family: Grey · closest CSS name: silver. Convert this color

Perceptual shade scale

Eleven even steps from 50 to 950, computed in OKLCH — the starred stop is #C0C0C0 itself.

50#f7f7f7
100#ededed
200#dedede
300 ★#c0c0c0
400#b2b2b2
500#999999
600#828282
700#696969
800#525252
900#3e3e3e
950#262626

Build a full system from #C0C0C0

Harmonies with silver

Complementary

Maximum contrast — use one side for action, the other sparingly.

#c0c0c0 #c0c0c0

Analogous

Neighbors on the wheel — calm, cohesive, hard to get wrong.

#c0c0c0 #c0c0c0 #c0c0c0

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues — vibrant, needs one clear leader.

#c0c0c0 #c0c0c0 #c0c0c0

Measured contrast

on white1.82:1 · fails AA

on black11.54:1 · AA normal ✓

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