{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"jet-vs-onyx","type":"nearest","name":"Jet vs Onyx","verdict":"Jet and Onyx are very close colors. Onyx is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.05:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Jet and Onyx are different gray colors with HEX values #343434 and #353839. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 6.5, their contrast ratio is 1.05:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":6.5,"contrastRatio":1.05,"colors":[{"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 Onyx, it is darker 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"},{"slug":"onyx","name":"Onyx","hex":"#353839","rgb":[53,56,57],"hsl":[195,4,22],"cmyk":[7,2,0,78],"family":"gray","temperature":"neutral","tone":["dark"],"luminance":0.0388,"contrast":{"black":1.78,"white":11.82},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":11.82},"description":"Onyx is #353839, a neutral gray color with dark character. Compared with Jet, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/onyx/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/onyx.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":6.5,"contrastRatio":1.05,"hslDelta":{"hue":195,"saturation":4,"lightness":2},"luminanceDelta":0.0045,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["dark"],"lighterColor":"Onyx","moreSaturatedColor":"Onyx"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.05,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Jet","background":"#343434","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":12.46},{"color":"Onyx","background":"#353839","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":11.82}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Jet is better when the design needs dark gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #343434.","chooseSecondWhen":"Onyx is better when the design needs dark gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #353839.","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/jet-vs-onyx.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/jet.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/onyx.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/jet-vs-onyx/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/jet-vs-onyx.json"}