black

#000000

#040F17

#040F17

Contrast Ratio

1.09:1

Delta E

7.11

Noticeable

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #040F17
HEX #000000 #040F17
RGB 0, 0, 0 4, 15, 23
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 205.3, 70.4%, 5.3%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 205.3, 82.6%, 9.0%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 82.6%, 34.8%, 0.0%, 91.0%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1615 0.0247 238.7

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: #040F17 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #040F17

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #040F17);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #040F17);

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