What color is #C0C0C0?

#C0C0C0 is a light gray known as Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Silver?

The RGB value is 192, 192, 192: 192 red, 192 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Silver?

The complementary color is #C0C0C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0C0C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Silver color: hex code #C0C0C0

#C0C0C0 rgb(192, 192, 192)

Shades of gray

Silver has the hex code #C0C0C0. It is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 75.3% green and 75.3% blue (192, 192, 192).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword silver.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

Silver (#C0C0C0) color codes

HEX	`#C0C0C0`
RGB	`rgb(192, 192, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 75.3%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.7, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.7, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.101, 52.712, 57.394)`
Decimal	`12632256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Silver, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C0C0C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0C0C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C0C0C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0c0c0; }
.text { color: #c0c0c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0c0c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 192 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0c0c0, #c0c0c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C0C0C0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C0C0C0?: #C0C0C0 is a light gray known as Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Silver?: The RGB value is 192, 192, 192: 192 red, 192 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Silver?: The complementary color is #C0C0C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0C0C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.