{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"cool-gray-vs-tourmaline","type":"nearest","name":"Cool Gray vs Tourmaline","verdict":"Cool Gray and Tourmaline are very close colors. Tourmaline is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.13:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Cool Gray and Tourmaline are different blue and cyan colors with HEX values #8C92AC and #86A1A9. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 16.4, their contrast ratio is 1.13:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":16.4,"contrastRatio":1.13,"colors":[{"slug":"cool-gray","name":"Cool Gray","hex":"#8C92AC","rgb":[140,146,172],"hsl":[229,16,61],"cmyk":[19,15,0,33],"family":"blue","temperature":"cool","tone":["muted"],"luminance":0.2911,"contrast":{"black":6.82,"white":3.08},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":6.82},"description":"Cool Gray is #8C92AC, a cool blue color with muted character. Compared with Tourmaline, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cool-gray/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cool-gray.json"},{"slug":"tourmaline","name":"Tourmaline","hex":"#86A1A9","rgb":[134,161,169],"hsl":[194,17,59],"cmyk":[21,5,0,34],"family":"cyan","temperature":"cool","tone":["muted"],"luminance":0.3342,"contrast":{"black":7.68,"white":2.73},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":7.68},"description":"Tourmaline is #86A1A9, a cool cyan color with muted character. Compared with Cool Gray, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for jewel-tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/tourmaline/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tourmaline.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":16.4,"contrastRatio":1.13,"hslDelta":{"hue":35,"saturation":1,"lightness":2},"luminanceDelta":0.0431,"sameFamily":false,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["muted"],"lighterColor":"Tourmaline","moreSaturatedColor":"Tourmaline"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.13,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Cool Gray","background":"#8C92AC","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":6.82},{"color":"Tourmaline","background":"#86A1A9","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":7.68}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Cool Gray is better when the design needs muted blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #8C92AC.","chooseSecondWhen":"Tourmaline is better when the design needs muted cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #86A1A9.","useTogetherWhen":"Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."},"relatedApi":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/cool-gray-vs-tourmaline.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cool-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tourmaline.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/cool-gray-vs-tourmaline/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/cool-gray-vs-tourmaline.json"}