Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#C0C0C0

#C0C0C0 is a neutral gray HEX color nearest Silver. RGB 192, 192, 192, HSL 0° 0% 75%, luminance 0.5271; view contrast and conversions.

grayneutralmuted
#C0C0C0 Sample readable text
HEX #C0C0C0
RGB rgb(192, 192, 192)
HSL hsl(0 0% 75%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 0, 25)
Luminance 0.5271
Contrast Black 11.54:1White 1.82:1

CSS

--color-c0c0c0: #C0C0C0;
.background-c0c0c0 { background-color: #C0C0C0; }
.text-c0c0c0 { color: #C0C0C0; }

HEX meaning and use

About #C0C0C0

#C0C0C0 is classified as a neutral gray value with muted visual character. #C0C0C0 is visually closest to Silver, a named gray color with HEX #C0C0C0.

The RGB channels are 192, 192, and 192, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 0% saturation and 75% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.5271, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.54:1AA Pass
White text1.82:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C0C0C0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.54:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.82:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EDEDED#EDEDED · #000000 text · best 17.94:1Pastel Blue#AEC6CF · #000000 text · best 11.78:1#BFBFBF#BFBFBF · #000000 text · best 11.42:1Pumice#BAC0B4 · #000000 text · best 11.29:1Ash Gray#B2BEB5 · #000000 text · best 10.93:1

Generated Palette

Silver#C0C0C0
#BFBFBF#BFBFBF
#EDEDED#EDEDED
#919191#919191

Color Harmonies

#BFBFBF#BFBFBF
#BFBFBF#BFBFBF
#BFBFBF#BFBFBF
#BFBFBF#BFBFBF
#BFBFBF#BFBFBF

Variants

#EDEDED#EDEDED
#919191#919191
#CDB1B1#CDB1B1
#BFBFBF#BFBFBF
White#FFFFFF
#FFA8A8#FFA8A8

Nearest Named Colors

Silver#C0C0C0
Pumice#BAC0B4
Ash Gray#B2BEB5
Pastel Lilac#BDB0D0
Pastel Blue#AEC6CF

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5271
Black text11.54:1AA Pass
White text1.82:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#C0C0C0","rgb":[192,192,192],"hsl":[0,0,75],"cmyk":[0,0,0,25],"luminance":0.5271,"contrast":{"black":11.54,"white":1.82}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.54,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.82,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#EDEDED","hex":"#EDEDED","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.94,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Blue","hex":"#AEC6CF","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.78,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BFBFBF","hex":"#BFBFBF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.42,"contrastWhite":1.84,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.29,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.93,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["neutral gray","muted","muted gray","Silver adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","neutral UI systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c0c0c0.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#BFBFBF","analogous":["#BFBFBF","#BFBFBF"],"triadic":["#BFBFBF","#BFBFBF"],"tetradic":["#BFBFBF","#BFBFBF","#BFBFBF"],"splitComplementary":["#BFBFBF","#BFBFBF"],"monochromatic":["#EDEDED","#C0C0C0","#919191"]}
Variants
{"light":"#EDEDED","dark":"#919191","saturated":"#CDB1B1","desaturated":"#BFBFBF","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFA8A8"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":0},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":13.416407864998739},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":17.916472867168917},{"slug":"pastel-lilac","name":"Pastel Lilac","hex":"#BDB0D0","distance":22.825424421026653},{"slug":"pastel-blue","name":"Pastel Blue","hex":"#AEC6CF","distance":24.186773244895647}]
Dataset manifest Version 1.0.0 Build hash published in manifest Canonical page

Related HEX Guides

Silver colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #C0C0C0.Pumice colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #BAC0B4.Ash Gray colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #B2BEB5.Gray color familyBrowse named gray colors related to this HEX value.Neutral colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors in the muted group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#C0C0C0 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.