Nearest-color comparison

Steel Gray vs Wet Concrete

Steel Gray and Wet Concrete are different gray colors with HEX values #71797E and #6F7378. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 8.7, their contrast ratio is 1.08:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Steel Gray and Wet Concrete are very close colors. Steel 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

Steel Gray#71797E

Wet Concrete#6F7378

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Steel Gray and Wet Concrete across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance8.7

Pair contrast1.08:1

Luminance delta0.0169

Hue delta10 deg

Lighter colorSteel Gray

More saturatedSteel Gray

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

gray color

Steel Gray

Steel Gray is #71797E, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Wet Concrete, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#71797E RGB113, 121, 126 HSL203, 5, 47 CMYK10, 4, 0, 51 Luminance0.1869 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

gray color

Wet Concrete

Wet Concrete is #6F7378, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Steel Gray, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#6F7378 RGB111, 115, 120 HSL213, 4, 45 CMYK7, 4, 0, 53 Luminance0.17 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Steel Gray or Wet Concrete

Choose Steel GraySteel Gray is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #71797E.

Choose Wet ConcreteWet Concrete is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #6F7378.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertySteel GrayWet Concrete

HEX#71797E#6F7378

RGB113, 121, 126111, 115, 120

HSL203, 5, 47213, 4, 45

CMYK10, 4, 0, 517, 4, 0, 53

FamilyGrayGray

TemperatureNeutralNeutral

ToneMutedMuted

Luminance0.18690.17

Black contrast4.74:14.4:1

White contrast4.43:14.77:1

Shared tonesMuted

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Steel Grayblack text - 4.74:1

Wet Concretewhite text - 4.77:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Steel Gray#71797E

Wet Concrete#6F7378

#A1A7AA#A1A7AA

#9DA0A4#9DA0A4

#7E7672#7E7672

#77736E#77736E

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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    "temperature": "neutral",
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    "luminance": 0.1869,
    "contrast": {
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    },
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    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
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    },
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    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/steel-gray/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/steel-gray.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "wet-concrete",
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      111,
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      120
    ],
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      4,
      45
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      7,
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    ],
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    "temperature": "neutral",
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    ],
    "luminance": 0.17,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 4.4,
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    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#FFFFFF"
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      "label": "white text",
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    },
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    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wet-concrete.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 8.7,
  "contrastRatio": 1.08,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 10,
    "saturation": 1,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0169,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Steel Gray",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Steel Gray"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.08,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Steel Gray",
      "background": "#71797E",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 4.74
    },
    {
      "color": "Wet Concrete",
      "background": "#6F7378",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 4.77
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Wet Concrete is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #6F7378.",
  "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/steel-gray-vs-wet-concrete.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/steel-gray.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wet-concrete.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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