Wondering what color undershirt is least visible under a white or light colored dress shirt?

Here's a question we received from a Customer on that very topic:

Hi,

What is the best color (beige or grey) for medium complexion white male, for wear under a white dress shirt.

I have some of your white EVO TENCEL undershirts, and they are visible with a white shirt but love them for everything not white.

Thanks,

Joe

Tan or Grey? Which Undershirt Color To Choose

Hi Joe,

Thank you for your question and for being a RibbedTee Customer!

Neutral-colored undershirts, such as Tan or Light Grey, are best worn under light colored or white shirts, to keep the undershirt as hidden as possible.

When wearing white shirts that have a slight amount of transparency, in most all cases, tan / beige / nude colored undershirts will be less visible than grey undershirts.

Some men prefer not to wear tan colored undershirts, so light grey is offered as an alternative neutral color.

In general, grey is a bit more of a versatile color than tan, as the color pairs/matches with a good deal of other colors.

As far as visibility, under light colored or white dress shirts, the following is generally true:

  1. White undershirts are most visible
  2. Grey undershirts are much less visible than white undershirts
  3. Tan undershirts are least visible of all colors

Invisible Undershirt

As noted above, and generally speaking, a tan undershirt is the least visible undershirt color to wear under white dress shirts.

Some brands in our industry refer to tan (or similar color) undershirts as "invisible undershirts" for this reason.

This is because a tan / nude undershirt is basically like wearing a skin color undershirt -- assuming your complexion is close to the tan color.

However, there may be exceptions if your skin tone is very pale or very dark.

For example, if you have very fair/light skin, it is possible that a tan undershirt will still be visible under a white shirt due to the contrast there will be between your skin tone and the undershirt color.

Though, to be honest, not many people’s complexion is *that* close to white.

Choosing a skin colored undershirt

A best practice is to find an undershirt color that has the closest match to your skin color.

So many men default to white undershirts.

As you can see from the visibility scale, unless you have very pale skin, white is generally the most visible out of all the colors. Spending a little extra time choosing the right color undershirt goes a long way.

The best way to determine which color undershirt is least visible with your skin tone is to try both tan & grey.

For your reference,RibbedTee undershirts come in white, black, tan & several different shades of grey. We have provided this range to make it as easy as possible for you to choose a color which matches your skin tone and is less visible.

We hope you find the above information helpful.

Please let us know if we can be of any further assistance.