Nearest-color comparison

Cadet Gray vs Cool Gray

Cadet Gray and Cool Gray are different blue colors with HEX values #91A3B0 and #8C92AC. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 18.2, their contrast ratio is 1.18:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Cadet Gray and Cool Gray are very close colors. Cadet Gray is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.18:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Cadet Gray#91A3B0

Cool Gray#8C92AC

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Cadet Gray and Cool Gray across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance18.2

Pair contrast1.18:1

Luminance delta0.0624

Hue delta24 deg

Lighter colorCadet Gray

More saturatedCadet Gray

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

blue color

Cadet Gray

Cadet Gray is #91A3B0, a cool blue color with muted character. Compared with Cool Gray, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for interfaces, brand systems, and technical design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#91A3B0 RGB145, 163, 176 HSL205, 16, 63 CMYK18, 7, 0, 31 Luminance0.3535 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

blue color

Cool Gray

Cool Gray is #8C92AC, a cool blue color with muted character. Compared with Cadet Gray, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#8C92AC RGB140, 146, 172 HSL229, 16, 61 CMYK19, 15, 0, 33 Luminance0.2911 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Cadet Gray or Cool Gray

Choose Cadet GrayCadet Gray is better when the design needs muted blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #91A3B0.

Choose Cool GrayCool Gray is better when the design needs muted blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #8C92AC.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyCadet GrayCool Gray

HEX#91A3B0#8C92AC

RGB145, 163, 176140, 146, 172

HSL205, 16, 63229, 16, 61

CMYK18, 7, 0, 3119, 15, 0, 33

FamilyBlueBlue

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneMutedMuted

Luminance0.35350.2911

Black contrast8.07:16.82:1

White contrast2.6:13.08:1

Shared tonesMuted

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Cadet Grayblack text - 8.07:1

Cool Grayblack text - 6.82:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Cadet Gray#91A3B0

Cool Gray#8C92AC

#C7D0D6#C7D0D6

#C1C4D2#C1C4D2

#B09E92#B09E92

#ABA68C#ABA68C

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "slug": "cadet-gray",
    "name": "Cadet Gray",
    "hex": "#91A3B0",
    "rgb": [
      145,
      163,
      176
    ],
    "hsl": [
      205,
      16,
      63
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      18,
      7,
      0,
      31
    ],
    "family": "blue",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "muted"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.3535,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 8.07,
      "white": 2.6
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 8.07
    },
    "description": "Cadet Gray is #91A3B0, a cool blue color with muted character. Compared with Cool Gray, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for interfaces, brand systems, and technical design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cadet-gray/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadet-gray.json"
  },
  {
    "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 Cadet Gray, it is darker and similar in saturation. 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"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 18.2,
  "contrastRatio": 1.18,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 24,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0624,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Cadet Gray",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Cadet Gray"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.18,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Cadet Gray",
      "background": "#91A3B0",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 8.07
    },
    {
      "color": "Cool Gray",
      "background": "#8C92AC",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.82
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Cadet Gray is better when the design needs muted blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #91A3B0.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Cool Gray is better when the design needs muted blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #8C92AC.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/cadet-gray-vs-cool-gray.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadet-gray.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cool-gray.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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