{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"aubergine-vs-graphite","type":"nearest","name":"Aubergine vs Graphite","verdict":"Aubergine and Graphite are visually related colors. Graphite is the lighter option. Aubergine reads warmer. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Aubergine and Graphite are different pink and gray colors with HEX values #472C4C and #383838. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 27.7, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":27.7,"contrastRatio":1.03,"colors":[{"slug":"aubergine","name":"Aubergine","hex":"#472C4C","rgb":[71,44,76],"hsl":[291,27,24],"cmyk":[7,42,0,70],"family":"pink","temperature":"warm","tone":["dark"],"luminance":0.0366,"contrast":{"black":1.73,"white":12.12},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":12.12},"description":"Aubergine is #472C4C, a warm pink color with dark character. Compared with Graphite, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/aubergine/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/aubergine.json"},{"slug":"graphite","name":"Graphite","hex":"#383838","rgb":[56,56,56],"hsl":[0,0,22],"cmyk":[0,0,0,78],"family":"gray","temperature":"neutral","tone":["dark"],"luminance":0.0395,"contrast":{"black":1.79,"white":11.73},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":11.73},"description":"Graphite is #383838, a neutral gray color with dark character. Compared with Aubergine, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/graphite/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/graphite.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":27.7,"contrastRatio":1.03,"hslDelta":{"hue":291,"saturation":27,"lightness":2},"luminanceDelta":0.0029,"sameFamily":false,"sameTemperature":false,"sharedTones":["dark"],"lighterColor":"Graphite","moreSaturatedColor":"Aubergine"},"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":"Aubergine","background":"#472C4C","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":12.12},{"color":"Graphite","background":"#383838","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":11.73}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Aubergine is better when the design needs dark pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #472C4C.","chooseSecondWhen":"Graphite is better when the design needs dark gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #383838.","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/aubergine-vs-graphite.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/aubergine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/graphite.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/aubergine-vs-graphite/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/aubergine-vs-graphite.json"}