You could go two ways: different backsplash or something different than Nobel Gray. I prefer not to try to match quartz and natural stone so I'd only go with one marble looking material. I think I'd move away from the Nobel Gray because the marble backsplash looks awesome with the Turbine Grey IMO and because you say you don't want a warm tone. Are you sure you want two different counter top materials?

Turbine Grey looks best to me.

Turbine gray looks really nice with the marble backsplash. Real marble and imitation marble do not play well together/ The Turbine Grey really makes the marble stand out nicely and the marble in turn enhances the quartz.

Thank you all for the feedback. Stan to answer your question I would only go with one countertop material (the TG or the NG) or I would try to find a different combination of materials all together. The one thing that is definite is the white kitchen cabinets. I did find this thread that has what looks like a white marble backsplash with NG: https://www.houzz.com/photos/westfield-nj-kitchen-transitional-kitchen-new-york-phvw-vp~61291596

I went out to look at samples at a different place and found London Grey as well which appears to go even lighter. From left to right LG, NG, TG.

I have a very small kitchen (city life!) so I want to make sure the darker countertop doesn't overwhelm. Does this change anyone's opinion seeing the size of the space?

being that small...I would stick to an all white look-cabs/counter /backsplash...I might skip the detailed backsplash tile-do a simple white subway. Get into the white or very light ?gray? family of colors for counters and find a basic tile for the backsplash. Put some interesting hardware on cabs perhaps ...maybe tweak the grout color away from white to light gray/taupe/etc, if you want something going on-that would be enough.You could get a not so ordinary faucet for some visual as well. The floor tile is fine..but for such a small amt of sq footage you could get some hardwood at a sale price -that would be nice with some grain/natural effect to anchor the space. are you getting a small white range, white 18 in dishwasher and white microwave? Is a hood over range not going to happen...it would be an upgrade for a small room when you do create cooking fumes. Microwave can many times go on a stand/cart/ledge/hutch outside the kitchen itself when space is so very tight.

Have you checked out Caesarstone Symphony Grey and Clamshell yet? Both are lighter than the turbine and cooler in tone.

In that size kitchen, I would not put a marble backsplash with a faux marble counter. Is your heart set on the marble backsplash? Is that what you're trying to work with as a given? I think it could definitely work in your bitsy kitchen, but then I agree, go white or solid cool gray as counter.

But to clarify, is the backsplash your given?

If the backsplash is negotiable, here is a kitchen with a white glass backsplash with a blue tone and a grey counter. This counter happens to be quartzite, a natural stone, not quartz, but the countertop here reminds me of a quartz like Silestone's Serena, a pale grey with very pale white veins.

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Thanks again for the feedback. This is helpful in giving me ideas.

@herbflavor I was leaning towards getting stainless steel appliances. I need the smallest ones available - an 18 inch dishwasher (bosch makes a nice one) and a 20 or 21 inch stove (a good one is a little harder to find here). I was going to keep the microwave above the range on a shelf and maybe add another shelf on top of that. I don't tend to create too many fumes when cooking and it's hard to find places to put appliances.

@Katheryn I will check out clamshell or symphony grey. That might help to give the more uniform color rather than trying to have a faux marble with marble.

@barncatz I'm not tied to that backsplash. I was thinking it was one item that would give a little life to the kitchen so it wasn't so blah, but it might also be polarizing for resale and/or overbearing once in a small kitchen.

I'll see if I come up with any other mixes / matches this weekend. Thanks again!

Could you go for a glass backsplash? Or if you go with the lighter quartz, also use it as backsplash?

Given that you will have SS appliances, I'd go with the simplest counter and backsplash possible.

Or maybe even reconsider the SS or get the DW with a panel and pop a door in it.