black

#000000

#178AAA

#178AAA

Contrast Ratio

5.25:1

Delta E

61.76

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #178AAA
HEX #000000 #178AAA
RGB 0, 0, 0 23, 138, 170
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 193.1, 76.2%, 37.8%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 193.1, 86.5%, 66.7%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 86.5%, 18.8%, 0.0%, 33.3%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5892 0.1046 222.9

Contrast & Accessibility

5.25:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #178AAA → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #178AAA

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #178AAA);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #178AAA);

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