#C0C0C0Silver is a light neutral — a gray that works as a supporting color rather than a statement.
Silver sits at 75% lightness with almost no saturation, which makes it a true workhorse neutral. In practice it behaves best as a page background or surface color: it stays out of the way, lets accent colors do the talking, and pairs safely with nearly any hue on the wheel.
Silver is light enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on silver hits 11.54:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.82:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
Every palette below is computed from silver's position on the color wheel (hue 0°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix silver toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how silver performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Silver | 1.82:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Silver | 11.54:1 | AAA | AAA |
#C0C0C0#C0C0C0#C0C0C0Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword silver directly.
:root {
--silver: #C0C0C0;
--silver-rgb: 192, 192, 192;
--silver-tint: #DCDCDC;
--silver-shade: #6A6A6A;
}
.btn-silver {
background: var(--silver);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'silver': {
DEFAULT: '#C0C0C0',
light: '#DCDCDC',
dark: '#6A6A6A',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.