black

#000000

#174B5F

#174B5F

Contrast Ratio

2.21:1

Delta E

35.25

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #174B5F
HEX #000000 #174B5F
RGB 0, 0, 0 23, 75, 95
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 196.7, 61.0%, 23.1%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 196.7, 75.8%, 37.3%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 75.8%, 21.1%, 0.0%, 62.7%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3883 0.0633 227.6

Contrast & Accessibility

2.21:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #174B5F → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #174B5F

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #174B5F);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #174B5F);

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