Nearest-color comparison

Titanium vs Gray

Titanium and Gray are different gray colors with HEX values #878681 and #808080. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 9.3, their contrast ratio is 1.08:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Titanium and Gray are very close colors. Titanium 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

Titanium#878681

Gray#808080

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance9.3

Pair contrast1.08:1

Luminance delta0.022

Hue delta50 deg

Lighter colorTitanium

More saturatedTitanium

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

gray color

Titanium

Titanium is #878681, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Gray, 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#878681 RGB135, 134, 129 HSL50, 2, 52 CMYK0, 1, 4, 47 Luminance0.2379 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

gray color

Gray

Gray is #808080, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Titanium, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#808080 RGB128, 128, 128 HSL0, 0, 50 CMYK0, 0, 0, 50 Luminance0.2159 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Titanium or Gray

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

Choose GrayGray is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #808080.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyTitaniumGray

HEX#878681#808080

RGB135, 134, 129128, 128, 128

HSL50, 2, 520, 0, 50

CMYK0, 1, 4, 470, 0, 0, 50

FamilyGrayGray

TemperatureNeutralNeutral

ToneMutedMuted

Luminance0.23790.2159

Black contrast5.76:15.32:1

White contrast3.65:13.95:1

Shared tonesMuted

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Titaniumblack text - 5.76:1

Grayblack text - 5.32:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Titanium#878681

Grey#808080

#B4B4B1#B4B4B1

#ADADAD#ADADAD

#828387#828387

Grey#808080

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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  {
    "slug": "titanium",
    "name": "Titanium",
    "hex": "#878681",
    "rgb": [
      135,
      134,
      129
    ],
    "hsl": [
      50,
      2,
      52
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      1,
      4,
      47
    ],
    "family": "gray",
    "temperature": "neutral",
    "tone": [
      "muted"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.2379,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.76,
      "white": 3.65
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.76
    },
    "description": "Titanium is #878681, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Gray, it is lighter 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"
  },
  {
    "slug": "gray",
    "name": "Gray",
    "hex": "#808080",
    "rgb": [
      128,
      128,
      128
    ],
    "hsl": [
      0,
      0,
      50
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      0,
      0,
      50
    ],
    "family": "gray",
    "temperature": "neutral",
    "tone": [
      "muted"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.2159,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.32,
      "white": 3.95
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.32
    },
    "description": "Gray is #808080, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Titanium, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/gray/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/gray.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 9.3,
  "contrastRatio": 1.08,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 50,
    "saturation": 2,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.022,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Titanium",
  "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": "Titanium",
      "background": "#878681",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.76
    },
    {
      "color": "Gray",
      "background": "#808080",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.32
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Titanium is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #878681.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Gray is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #808080.",
  "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/titanium-vs-gray.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/titanium.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/gray.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "name": "Titanium vs Gray",
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        2,
        52
      ],
      "cmyk": [
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        1,
        4,
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      ],
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      "contrast": {
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        "white": 3.65
      },
      "wcag": {
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      },
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      },
      "description": "Titanium is #878681, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Gray, it is lighter 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/",
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      },
      "description": "Gray is #808080, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Titanium, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/gray/",
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    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
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  },
  "accessibility": {
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    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
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      },
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