{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"primer-gray-vs-titanium","type":"nearest","name":"Primer Gray vs Titanium","verdict":"Primer Gray and Titanium are very close colors. Primer Gray is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.08:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Primer Gray and Titanium are different gray colors with HEX values #8B8C89 and #878681. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 10.8, their contrast ratio is 1.08:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":10.8,"contrastRatio":1.08,"colors":[{"slug":"primer-gray","name":"Primer Gray","hex":"#8B8C89","rgb":[139,140,137],"hsl":[80,1,54],"cmyk":[1,0,2,45],"family":"gray","temperature":"neutral","tone":["muted"],"luminance":0.2605,"contrast":{"black":6.21,"white":3.38},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":6.21},"description":"Primer Gray is #8B8C89, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Titanium, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/primer-gray/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/primer-gray.json"},{"slug":"titanium","name":"Titanium","hex":"#878681","rgb":[135,134,129],"hsl":[50,2,52],"cmyk":[0,1,4,47],"family":"gray","temperature":"neutral","tone":["muted"],"luminance":0.2379,"contrast":{"black":5.76,"white":3.65},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":5.76},"description":"Titanium is #878681, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Primer Gray, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/titanium/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/titanium.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":10.8,"contrastRatio":1.08,"hslDelta":{"hue":30,"saturation":1,"lightness":2},"luminanceDelta":0.0226,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["muted"],"lighterColor":"Primer Gray","moreSaturatedColor":"Titanium"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.08,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Primer Gray","background":"#8B8C89","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":6.21},{"color":"Titanium","background":"#878681","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":5.76}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Primer Gray is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #8B8C89.","chooseSecondWhen":"Titanium is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #878681.","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/primer-gray-vs-titanium.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/primer-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/titanium.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/primer-gray-vs-titanium/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/primer-gray-vs-titanium.json"}