Nearest-color comparison

Eggplant vs Asphalt Gray

Eggplant and Asphalt Gray are different pink and gray colors with HEX values #614051 and #4B4B4B. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 25.3, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Eggplant and Asphalt Gray are visually related colors. Asphalt Gray is the lighter option. Eggplant reads warmer. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Eggplant#614051

Asphalt Gray#4B4B4B

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Eggplant and Asphalt Gray across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance25.3

Pair contrast1.02:1

Luminance delta0.0024

Hue delta329 deg

Lighter colorAsphalt Gray

More saturatedEggplant

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

pink color

Eggplant

Eggplant is #614051, a warm pink color with muted character. Compared with Asphalt Gray, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#614051 RGB97, 64, 81 HSL329, 20, 32 CMYK0, 34, 16, 62 Luminance0.068 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

gray color

Asphalt Gray

Asphalt Gray is #4B4B4B, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Eggplant, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#4B4B4B RGB75, 75, 75 HSL0, 0, 29 CMYK0, 0, 0, 71 Luminance0.0704 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Eggplant or Asphalt Gray

Choose EggplantEggplant is better when the design needs muted pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #614051.

Choose Asphalt GrayAsphalt Gray is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #4B4B4B.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyEggplantAsphalt Gray

HEX#614051#4B4B4B

RGB97, 64, 8175, 75, 75

HSL329, 20, 320, 0, 29

CMYK0, 34, 16, 620, 0, 0, 71

FamilyPinkGray

TemperatureWarmNeutral

ToneMutedMuted

Luminance0.0680.0704

Black contrast2.36:12.41:1

White contrast8.9:18.72:1

Shared tonesMuted

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Eggplantwhite text - 8.9:1

Asphalt Graywhite text - 8.72:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Eggplant#614051

Asphalt Gray#4B4B4B

#996680#996680

#787878#787878

#416251#416251

#4A4A4A#4A4A4A

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.9
    },
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    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/eggplant/",
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  },
  {
    "slug": "asphalt-gray",
    "name": "Asphalt Gray",
    "hex": "#4B4B4B",
    "rgb": [
      75,
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    "temperature": "neutral",
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    ],
    "luminance": 0.0704,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.41,
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    },
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    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.72
    },
    "description": "Asphalt Gray is #4B4B4B, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Eggplant, 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"
  }
]

Differences

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  "contrastRatio": 1.02,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 329,
    "saturation": 20,
    "lightness": 3
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0024,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": false,
  "sharedTones": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Asphalt Gray",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Eggplant"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.02,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Eggplant",
      "background": "#614051",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.9
    },
    {
      "color": "Asphalt Gray",
      "background": "#4B4B4B",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.72
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Asphalt Gray is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #4B4B4B.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eggplant.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/asphalt-gray.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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