Nearest-color comparison
Dim Gray #696969 vs Granite #676767: RGB distance 3.5 and contrast 1.03:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Dim Gray and Granite are very close, with an RGB distance of 3.5. Dim Gray is lighter by 0.0057, and their saturation is equal. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Dim Gray and Granite across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
gray color
Dim Gray is #696969, a neutral gray with hue 0°, saturation 0% and luminance 0.1413. Beside Granite, it is lighter and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 5.49:1.
gray color
Granite is #676767, a neutral gray with hue 0°, saturation 0% and luminance 0.1356. Beside Dim Gray, it is darker and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 5.66:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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