{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"gunmetal-vs-jet","type":"nearest","name":"Gunmetal vs Jet","verdict":"Gunmetal and Jet are very close colors. Jet is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Gunmetal and Jet are different blue and gray colors with HEX values #2A3439 and #343434. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 11.2, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":11.2,"contrastRatio":1.02,"colors":[{"slug":"gunmetal","name":"Gunmetal","hex":"#2A3439","rgb":[42,52,57],"hsl":[200,15,19],"cmyk":[26,9,0,78],"family":"blue","temperature":"cool","tone":["dark"],"luminance":0.0324,"contrast":{"black":1.65,"white":12.74},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":12.74},"description":"Gunmetal is #2A3439, a cool blue color with dark character. Compared with Jet, 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/gunmetal/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/gunmetal.json"},{"slug":"jet","name":"Jet","hex":"#343434","rgb":[52,52,52],"hsl":[0,0,20],"cmyk":[0,0,0,80],"family":"gray","temperature":"neutral","tone":["dark"],"luminance":0.0343,"contrast":{"black":1.69,"white":12.46},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":12.46},"description":"Jet is #343434, a neutral gray color with dark character. Compared with Gunmetal, 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/jet/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/jet.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":11.2,"contrastRatio":1.02,"hslDelta":{"hue":200,"saturation":15,"lightness":1},"luminanceDelta":0.0019,"sameFamily":false,"sameTemperature":false,"sharedTones":["dark"],"lighterColor":"Jet","moreSaturatedColor":"Gunmetal"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.02,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Gunmetal","background":"#2A3439","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":12.74},{"color":"Jet","background":"#343434","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":12.46}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Gunmetal is better when the design needs dark blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #2A3439.","chooseSecondWhen":"Jet is better when the design needs dark gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #343434.","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/gunmetal-vs-jet.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/gunmetal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/jet.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/gunmetal-vs-jet/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/gunmetal-vs-jet.json"}