{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"carbon-black-vs-matte-black","type":"nearest","name":"Carbon Black vs Matte Black","verdict":"Carbon Black and Matte Black are very close colors. Matte Black is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.12:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Carbon Black and Matte Black are different gray colors with HEX values #0C0C0C and #1A1A1A. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 24.2, their contrast ratio is 1.12:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":24.2,"contrastRatio":1.12,"colors":[{"slug":"carbon-black","name":"Carbon Black","hex":"#0C0C0C","rgb":[12,12,12],"hsl":[0,0,5],"cmyk":[0,0,0,95],"family":"gray","temperature":"neutral","tone":["dark"],"luminance":0.0037,"contrast":{"black":1.07,"white":19.55},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":19.55},"description":"Carbon Black is #0C0C0C, a neutral gray color with dark character. Compared with Matte Black, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/carbon-black/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-black.json"},{"slug":"matte-black","name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","rgb":[26,26,26],"hsl":[0,0,10],"cmyk":[0,0,0,90],"family":"gray","temperature":"neutral","tone":["dark"],"luminance":0.0103,"contrast":{"black":1.21,"white":17.41},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":17.41},"description":"Matte Black is #1A1A1A, a neutral gray color with dark character. Compared with Carbon Black, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/matte-black/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/matte-black.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":24.2,"contrastRatio":1.12,"hslDelta":{"hue":0,"saturation":0,"lightness":5},"luminanceDelta":0.0066,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["dark"],"lighterColor":"Matte Black","moreSaturatedColor":"Carbon Black"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.12,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Carbon Black","background":"#0C0C0C","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":19.55},{"color":"Matte Black","background":"#1A1A1A","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":17.41}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Carbon Black is better when the design needs dark gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #0C0C0C.","chooseSecondWhen":"Matte Black is better when the design needs dark gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #1A1A1A.","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/carbon-black-vs-matte-black.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-black.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/matte-black.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/carbon-black-vs-matte-black/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/carbon-black-vs-matte-black.json"}