black

#000000

#172A41

#172A41

Contrast Ratio

1.44:1

Delta E

23.69

Noticeable

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #172A41
HEX #000000 #172A41
RGB 0, 0, 0 23, 42, 65
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 212.9, 47.7%, 17.3%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 212.9, 64.6%, 25.5%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 64.6%, 35.4%, 0.0%, 74.5%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.281 0.0495 254.0

Contrast & Accessibility

1.44:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #172A41 β†’ Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 β†’ Background: #172A41

Color Difference (Delta E)

23.69 Noticeable
0 β€” Identical 5 β€” Similar 25 β€” Noticeable 100 β€” Very Different

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #172A41);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #172A41);

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