Nearest-color comparison
Mercury #EBEBEB vs Marble White #F2F0E6: RGB distance 9.9 and contrast 1.04:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Mercury and Marble White are very close, with an RGB distance of 9.9. Marble White is lighter by 0.0383, and Marble White is more saturated by 32 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.04:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Mercury and Marble White across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
gray color
Mercury is #EBEBEB, a neutral gray with hue 0°, saturation 0% and luminance 0.8308. Beside Marble White, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 17.62:1.
yellow color
Marble White is #F2F0E6, a warm yellow with hue 50°, saturation 32% and luminance 0.8691. Beside Mercury, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 18.38:1.
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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230
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"useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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