Nearest-color comparison
Silver #C0C0C0 vs Ash Gray #B2BEB5: RGB distance 17.9 and contrast 1.06:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Silver and Ash Gray are very close, with an RGB distance of 17.9. Silver is lighter by 0.0308, and Ash Gray is more saturated by 8 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.06:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Silver and Ash Gray across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
gray color
Silver is #C0C0C0, a neutral gray with hue 0°, saturation 0% and luminance 0.5271. Beside Ash Gray, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 11.54:1.
green color
Ash Gray is #B2BEB5, a cool green with hue 135°, saturation 8% and luminance 0.4963. Beside Silver, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 10.93:1.
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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"description": "Ash Gray is #B2BEB5, a cool green color with muted character. Compared with Silver, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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"chooseSecondWhen": "Ash Gray is better when the design needs muted green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #B2BEB5.",
"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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