Nearest-color comparison

Primer Gray vs Titanium

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.

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.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Primer Gray#8B8C89

Titanium#878681

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance10.8

Pair contrast1.08:1

Luminance delta0.0226

Hue delta30 deg

Lighter colorPrimer Gray

More saturatedTitanium

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

gray color

Primer Gray

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.

HEX#8B8C89 RGB139, 140, 137 HSL80, 1, 54 CMYK1, 0, 2, 45 Luminance0.2605 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

gray color

Titanium

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.

HEX#878681 RGB135, 134, 129 HSL50, 2, 52 CMYK0, 1, 4, 47 Luminance0.2379 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Primer Gray or Titanium

Choose Primer GrayPrimer Gray is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #8B8C89.

Choose TitaniumTitanium is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #878681.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyPrimer GrayTitanium

HEX#8B8C89#878681

RGB139, 140, 137135, 134, 129

HSL80, 1, 5450, 2, 52

CMYK1, 0, 2, 450, 1, 4, 47

FamilyGrayGray

TemperatureNeutralNeutral

ToneMutedMuted

Luminance0.26050.2379

Black contrast6.21:15.76:1

White contrast3.38:13.65:1

Shared tonesMuted

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Primer Grayblack text - 6.21:1

Titaniumblack text - 5.76:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Primer Gray#8B8C89

Titanium#878681

#B8B8B7#B8B8B7

#B4B4B1#B4B4B1

#89898B#89898B

#828387#828387

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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    "hsl": [
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    "family": "gray",
    "temperature": "neutral",
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    "luminance": 0.2605,
    "contrast": {
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      "white": 3.38
    },
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      ],
      "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
    ],
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      50,
      2,
      52
    ],
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      0,
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      4,
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    ],
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    "tone": [
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    ],
    "luminance": 0.2379,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.76,
      "white": 3.65
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#000000",
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      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
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    },
    "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

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  "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
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "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."
}

Related API

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  "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"
]

Full JSON dataset

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