Nearest-color comparison

Raisin vs Slate Black

Raisin and Slate Black are different gray colors with HEX values #242124 and #26282A. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 9.4, their contrast ratio is 1.08:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Raisin and Slate Black are very close colors. Slate Black is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.08:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Raisin#242124

Slate Black#26282A

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance9.4

Pair contrast1.08:1

Luminance delta0.0051

Hue delta90 deg

Lighter colorSlate Black

More saturatedSlate Black

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

gray color

Raisin

Raisin is #242124, a neutral gray color with dark character. Compared with Slate Black, 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

Slate Black

Slate Black is #26282A, a neutral gray color with dark character. Compared with Raisin, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#26282A RGB38, 40, 42 HSL210, 5, 16 CMYK10, 5, 0, 84 Luminance0.021 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Raisin or Slate Black

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

Choose Slate BlackSlate Black is better when the design needs dark gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #26282A.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyRaisinSlate Black

HEX#242124#26282A

RGB36, 33, 3638, 40, 42

HSL300, 4, 14210, 5, 16

CMYK0, 8, 0, 8610, 5, 0, 84

FamilyGrayGray

TemperatureNeutralNeutral

ToneDarkDark

Luminance0.01590.021

Black contrast1.32:11.42:1

White contrast15.93:114.79:1

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

Slate Blackwhite text - 14.79:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Raisin#242124

Slate Black#26282A

#554E55#554E55

#52575B#52575B

#222522#222522

#2B2927#2B2927

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": [
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    ],
    "luminance": 0.0159,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 1.32,
      "white": 15.93
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
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      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 15.93
    },
    "description": "Raisin is #242124, a neutral gray color with dark character. Compared with Slate Black, 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": "slate-black",
    "name": "Slate Black",
    "hex": "#26282A",
    "rgb": [
      38,
      40,
      42
    ],
    "hsl": [
      210,
      5,
      16
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      10,
      5,
      0,
      84
    ],
    "family": "gray",
    "temperature": "neutral",
    "tone": [
      "dark"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.021,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 1.42,
      "white": 14.79
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 14.79
    },
    "description": "Slate Black is #26282A, a neutral gray color with dark character. Compared with Raisin, 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/slate-black/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/slate-black.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 9.4,
  "contrastRatio": 1.08,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 90,
    "saturation": 1,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0051,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "dark"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Slate Black",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Slate Black"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.08,
  "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": "Slate Black",
      "background": "#26282A",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 14.79
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Raisin is better when the design needs dark gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #242124.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Slate Black is better when the design needs dark gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #26282A.",
  "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-slate-black.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raisin.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/slate-black.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "name": "Raisin vs Slate Black",
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  "summary": "Raisin and Slate Black are different gray colors with HEX values #242124 and #26282A. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 9.4, their contrast ratio is 1.08:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        14
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      "cmyk": [
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        0,
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      ],
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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 Slate Black, 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": "slate-black",
      "name": "Slate Black",
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      },
      "description": "Slate Black is #26282A, a neutral gray color with dark character. Compared with Raisin, 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/slate-black/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/slate-black.json"
    }
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    "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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