Silver is the CSS named color #C0C0C0 — rgb(192, 192, 192), hsl(0, 0%, 75%). Its relative luminance is 0.527, giving 1.82:1 against white and 11.54:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #C0C0C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 192, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 0%, 75%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.5271 |
| Contrast on white | 1.82:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 11.54:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing silver toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
silver is #C0C0C0, which is rgb(192, 192, 192) and hsl(0, 0%, 75%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Silver has a relative luminance of 0.527 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a light color. Against white it scores 1.82:1; against black, 11.54:1.
silver reaches 11.54:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.