black

#000000

#161E21

#161E21

Contrast Ratio

1.24:1

Delta E

11.43

Noticeable

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #161E21
HEX #000000 #161E21
RGB 0, 0, 0 22, 30, 33
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 196.4, 20.0%, 10.8%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 196.4, 33.3%, 12.9%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 33.3%, 9.1%, 0.0%, 87.1%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2285 0.013 222.7

Contrast & Accessibility

1.24:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #161E21 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #161E21

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #161E21);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #161E21);

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