black

#000000

#040E26

#040E26

Contrast Ratio

1.1:1

Delta E

17.82

Noticeable

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #040E26
HEX #000000 #040E26
RGB 0, 0, 0 4, 14, 38
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 222.4, 81.0%, 8.2%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 222.4, 89.5%, 14.9%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 89.5%, 63.2%, 0.0%, 85.1%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1706 0.0525 262.7

Contrast & Accessibility

1.1:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #040E26 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #040E26

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #040E26);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #040E26);

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