black

#000000

#172F37

#172F37

Contrast Ratio

1.5:1

Delta E

20.68

Noticeable

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #172F37
HEX #000000 #172F37
RGB 0, 0, 0 23, 47, 55
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 195.0, 41.0%, 15.3%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 195.0, 58.2%, 21.6%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 58.2%, 14.5%, 0.0%, 78.4%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2894 0.0333 221.6

Contrast & Accessibility

1.5:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #172F37 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #172F37

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #172F37);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #172F37);

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