black

#000000

#040C2B

#040C2B

Contrast Ratio

1.09:1

Delta E

22.44

Noticeable

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #040C2B
HEX #000000 #040C2B
RGB 0, 0, 0 4, 12, 43
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 227.7, 83.0%, 9.2%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 227.7, 90.7%, 16.9%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 90.7%, 72.1%, 0.0%, 83.1%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1704 0.0645 266.3

Contrast & Accessibility

1.09:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #040C2B → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #040C2B

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #040C2B);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #040C2B);

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