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Generated palette

Asphalt Palette

Asphalt Palette is a generated palette built from #2B2B2B, #FFFFFF, #595959. According to Colors Encyclopedia, this palette can be used as a CSS-ready color set with linked HEX values, source color context, and machine-readable palette data.

Asphalt Palette combines primary #2B2B2B, secondary #FFFFFF, surface #595959. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a gray palette, dark palette, light palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.

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3colors
Gray palettedominant group
5use cases

Palette Color Roles

Each color is mapped to a practical UI role so the palette can be used directly in interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#2B2B2BAsphalt
Secondary#FFFFFFWhite
Surface#595959#595959

CSS Variables

--palette-asphalt-primary: #2B2B2B;
--palette-asphalt-secondary: #FFFFFF;
--palette-asphalt-surface: #595959;

Accessibility Snapshot

Contrast checks for each palette color against black and white text, with best foreground guidance.

Primary#2B2B2B
Black 1.48:1 · White 14.15:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000
Surface#595959
Black 3:1 · White 7:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

A compact preview of how the palette behaves across common interface components.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Asphalt Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Asphalt Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0242
Black text1.48:1AA Fail
White text14.15:1AA Pass
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#2B2B2B",
    "name": "Asphalt"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#595959",
    "name": "#595959"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#2B2B2B",
    "name": "Asphalt",
    "blackContrast": 1.48,
    "whiteContrast": 14.15,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#595959",
    "name": "#595959",
    "blackContrast": 3,
    "whiteContrast": 7,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "asphalt palette",
  "generated palette",
  "gray palette",
  "dark palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "muted palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-asphalt-primary: #2B2B2B;\n--palette-asphalt-secondary: #FFFFFF;\n--palette-asphalt-surface: #595959;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "asphalt",
  "name": "Asphalt Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "asphalt",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Asphalt, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Asphalt Palette combines primary #2B2B2B, secondary #FFFFFF, surface #595959. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a gray palette, dark palette, light palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "asphalt palette",
    "generated palette",
    "gray palette",
    "dark palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "muted palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#2B2B2B",
      "slug": "asphalt",
      "name": "Asphalt",
      "rgb": [
        43,
        43,
        43
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        17
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        83
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0242,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1.48,
        "white": 14.15
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/asphalt/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "slug": "white",
      "name": "White",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#595959",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#595959",
      "rgb": [
        89,
        89,
        89
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        35
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        65
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0999,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 3,
        "white": 7
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/595959/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#2B2B2B",
      "name": "Asphalt"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#595959",
      "name": "#595959"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#2B2B2B",
      "name": "Asphalt",
      "blackContrast": 1.48,
      "whiteContrast": 14.15,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#595959",
      "name": "#595959",
      "blackContrast": 3,
      "whiteContrast": 7,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-asphalt-primary: #2B2B2B;\n--palette-asphalt-secondary: #FFFFFF;\n--palette-asphalt-surface: #595959;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/asphalt.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/asphalt.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/asphalt/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/asphalt.json"
}
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