black

#000000

#172E27

#172E27

Contrast Ratio

1.46:1

Delta E

20.33

Noticeable

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #172E27
HEX #000000 #172E27
RGB 0, 0, 0 23, 46, 39
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 161.7, 33.3%, 13.5%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 161.7, 50.0%, 18.0%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 50.0%, 0.0%, 15.2%, 82.0%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2796 0.0321 172.3

Contrast & Accessibility

1.46:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #172E27 β†’ Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 β†’ Background: #172E27

Color Difference (Delta E)

20.33 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, #172E27);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #172E27);

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