Nearest-color comparison
Steel Gray #71797E vs Wet Concrete #6F7378: RGB distance 8.7 and contrast 1.08:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Steel Gray and Wet Concrete are very close, with an RGB distance of 8.7. Steel Gray is lighter by 0.0169, and Steel Gray is more saturated by 1 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.08:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Steel Gray and Wet Concrete across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
gray color
Steel Gray is #71797E, a neutral gray with hue 203°, saturation 5% and luminance 0.1869. Beside Wet Concrete, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 4.74:1.
gray color
Wet Concrete is #6F7378, a neutral gray with hue 213°, saturation 4% and luminance 0.17. Beside Steel Gray, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 4.77:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
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