Nearest-color comparison
Titanium #878681 vs Gray #808080: RGB distance 9.3 and contrast 1.08:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Titanium and Gray are very close, with an RGB distance of 9.3. Titanium is lighter by 0.022, and Titanium is more saturated by 2 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 Titanium and Gray across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
gray color
Titanium is #878681, a neutral gray with hue 50°, saturation 2% and luminance 0.2379. Beside Gray, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 5.76:1.
gray color
Gray is #808080, a neutral gray with hue 0°, saturation 0% and luminance 0.2159. Beside Titanium, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 5.32:1.
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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