Nearest-color comparison

Raisin vs Rubber

Raisin and Rubber are different gray colors with HEX values #242124 and #2A2725. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 8.5, their contrast ratio is 1.07:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Raisin and Rubber are very close colors. Rubber is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.07:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Raisin#242124

Rubber#2A2725

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Raisin and Rubber across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance8.5

Pair contrast1.07:1

Luminance delta0.0049

Hue delta276 deg

Lighter colorRubber

More saturatedRubber

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

gray color

Raisin

Raisin is #242124, a neutral gray color with dark character. Compared with Rubber, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#242124 RGB36, 33, 36 HSL300, 4, 14 CMYK0, 8, 0, 86 Luminance0.0159 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

gray color

Rubber

Rubber is #2A2725, a neutral gray color with dark character. Compared with Raisin, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#2A2725 RGB42, 39, 37 HSL24, 6, 15 CMYK0, 7, 12, 84 Luminance0.0208 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Raisin or Rubber

Choose RaisinRaisin is better when the design needs dark gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #242124.

Choose RubberRubber is better when the design needs dark gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #2A2725.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyRaisinRubber

HEX#242124#2A2725

RGB36, 33, 3642, 39, 37

HSL300, 4, 1424, 6, 15

CMYK0, 8, 0, 860, 7, 12, 84

FamilyGrayGray

TemperatureNeutralNeutral

ToneDarkDark

Luminance0.01590.0208

Black contrast1.32:11.42:1

White contrast15.93:114.83:1

Shared tonesDark

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Raisinwhite text - 15.93:1

Rubberwhite text - 14.83:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Raisin#242124

Rubber#2A2725

#554E55#554E55

#59534F#59534F

#222522#222522

#242729#242729

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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    "slug": "raisin",
    "name": "Raisin",
    "hex": "#242124",
    "rgb": [
      36,
      33,
      36
    ],
    "hsl": [
      300,
      4,
      14
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      8,
      0,
      86
    ],
    "family": "gray",
    "temperature": "neutral",
    "tone": [
      "dark"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0159,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 1.32,
      "white": 15.93
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 15.93
    },
    "description": "Raisin is #242124, a neutral gray color with dark character. Compared with Rubber, it is darker and less 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/raisin/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raisin.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "rubber",
    "name": "Rubber",
    "hex": "#2A2725",
    "rgb": [
      42,
      39,
      37
    ],
    "hsl": [
      24,
      6,
      15
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      7,
      12,
      84
    ],
    "family": "gray",
    "temperature": "neutral",
    "tone": [
      "dark"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0208,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 1.42,
      "white": 14.83
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 14.83
    },
    "description": "Rubber is #2A2725, a neutral gray color with dark character. Compared with Raisin, it is lighter and more 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/rubber/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rubber.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 8.5,
  "contrastRatio": 1.07,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 276,
    "saturation": 2,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0049,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "dark"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Rubber",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Rubber"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.07,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Raisin",
      "background": "#242124",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 15.93
    },
    {
      "color": "Rubber",
      "background": "#2A2725",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 14.83
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Raisin is better when the design needs dark gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #242124.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Rubber is better when the design needs dark gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #2A2725.",
  "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/compare/raisin-vs-rubber.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raisin.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rubber.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Raisin and Rubber are different gray colors with HEX values #242124 and #2A2725. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 8.5, their contrast ratio is 1.07:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        4,
        14
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      "cmyk": [
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        0,
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      "tone": [
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      },
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        "label": "white text",
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      },
      "description": "Raisin is #242124, a neutral gray color with dark character. Compared with Rubber, it is darker and less 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/raisin/",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "rubber",
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        39,
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      },
      "description": "Rubber is #2A2725, a neutral gray color with dark character. Compared with Raisin, it is lighter and more 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/rubber/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rubber.json"
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