{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"asphalt-gray-vs-iron","type":"nearest","name":"Asphalt Gray vs Iron","verdict":"Asphalt Gray and Iron are very close colors. Asphalt Gray is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Asphalt Gray and Iron are different gray colors with HEX values #4B4B4B and #48494B. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 3.6, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":3.6,"contrastRatio":1.03,"colors":[{"slug":"asphalt-gray","name":"Asphalt Gray","hex":"#4B4B4B","rgb":[75,75,75],"hsl":[0,0,29],"cmyk":[0,0,0,71],"family":"gray","temperature":"neutral","tone":["muted"],"luminance":0.0704,"contrast":{"black":2.41,"white":8.72},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":8.72},"description":"Asphalt Gray is #4B4B4B, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Iron, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/asphalt-gray/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/asphalt-gray.json"},{"slug":"iron","name":"Iron","hex":"#48494B","rgb":[72,73,75],"hsl":[220,2,29],"cmyk":[4,3,0,71],"family":"gray","temperature":"neutral","tone":["muted"],"luminance":0.0665,"contrast":{"black":2.33,"white":9.01},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":9.01},"description":"Iron is #48494B, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Asphalt Gray, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/iron/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/iron.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":3.6,"contrastRatio":1.03,"hslDelta":{"hue":220,"saturation":2,"lightness":0},"luminanceDelta":0.0039,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["muted"],"lighterColor":"Asphalt Gray","moreSaturatedColor":"Iron"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.03,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Asphalt Gray","background":"#4B4B4B","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":8.72},{"color":"Iron","background":"#48494B","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":9.01}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Asphalt Gray is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #4B4B4B.","chooseSecondWhen":"Iron is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #48494B.","useTogetherWhen":"Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."},"relatedApi":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/asphalt-gray-vs-iron.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/asphalt-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/iron.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/asphalt-gray-vs-iron/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/asphalt-gray-vs-iron.json"}