black

#000000

#172E28

#172E28

Contrast Ratio

1.46:1

Delta E

20.15

Noticeable

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #172E28
HEX #000000 #172E28
RGB 0, 0, 0 23, 46, 40
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 164.3, 33.3%, 13.5%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 164.3, 50.0%, 18.0%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 50.0%, 0.0%, 13.0%, 82.0%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.28 0.0314 175.3

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: #172E28 β†’ Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 β†’ Background: #172E28

Color Difference (Delta E)

20.15 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, #172E28);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #172E28);

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