black

#000000

#040C1E

#040C1E

Contrast Ratio

1.08:1

Delta E

12.6

Noticeable

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #040C1E
HEX #000000 #040C1E
RGB 0, 0, 0 4, 12, 30
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 221.5, 76.5%, 6.7%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 221.5, 86.7%, 11.8%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 86.7%, 60.0%, 0.0%, 88.2%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1575 0.041 261.7

Contrast & Accessibility

1.08:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #040C1E → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #040C1E

Color Difference (Delta E)

12.6 Noticeable
0 — Identical 5 — Similar 25 — Noticeable 100 — Very Different

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #040C1E);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #040C1E);

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