What is the HEX code for Silver?

Silver uses #bdc3c7. Copy HEX for design tools, or the CSS variable and Tailwind token from this page. Verify 14px text contrast before using it as body copy on white.

Which color family does Silver belong to?

Silver is in the light-blue family. Use the tints for surfaces and the shades for icons; the family psychology note is a starting mood, not a license to skip WCAG.

Light Blue

Silver

#BDC3C7

Accessibility

AAA

11.79:1

Vs white / black

1.78:1 · 11.79:1

Sources

flat-ui

Codes

Formats

HEX

#bdc3c7

RGB

rgb(189, 195, 199)

RGBA

rgba(189, 195, 199, 1)

HSL

hsl(204, 8%, 76%)

HSLA

hsla(204, 8%, 76%, 1)

HSV

hsv(204, 5%, 78%)

LAB

lab(78.45% -1.3 -2.72)

LCH

lch(78.45% 3.01 244.45)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8137 -0.0048 -0.0073)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8137 0.0087 236.67)

XYZ

xyz(50.81, 53.97, 61.76)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 22%)

CSS

color: #bdc3c7;

CSS variable

--color-bdc3c7: #bdc3c7;

SCSS

$color-bdc3c7: #bdc3c7;

JavaScript

const color = "#bdc3c7";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#bdc3c7";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#bdc3c7" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#bdc3c7", "rgb": { "r": 189, "g": 195, "b": 199 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8137 0.0087 236.67)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --silver-1: #bdc3c7;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

gray-300

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.82 · #D1D5DB

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.16 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.38 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2F3437Stop 1 #525B60Stop 2 #75828AStop 3 #9FA7ADStop 4 #C8CDD0Stop 5

Using this color

Where #bdc3c7 works

Silver (#bdc3c7) sits in the light blue family at about 204° hue, 8% saturation, and 76% lightness. Contrast is 1.78:1 on white and 11.79:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: gray-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #bdc3c7 as small body text on white — 1.78:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Openness, clarity, and communication. Soft and approachable for modern interfaces. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Light Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Soothing Breeze#B2BEC3 Silver#C0C0C0 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Material Blue Grey 200#B0BEC5 Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB Material Blue Grey 100#CFD8DC LightGray#D3D3D3 Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 Tailwind slate 300#CBD5E1 Tailwind stone 300#D6D3D1

Where #bdc3c7 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #bdc3c7 as small body text on white — 1.78:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.