black

#000000

#178B9F

#178B9F

Contrast Ratio

5.23:1

Delta E

60.87

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #178B9F
HEX #000000 #178B9F
RGB 0, 0, 0 23, 139, 159
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 188.8, 74.7%, 35.7%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 188.8, 85.5%, 62.4%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 85.5%, 12.6%, 0.0%, 37.6%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5868 0.098 213.1

Contrast & Accessibility

5.23:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #178B9F → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #178B9F

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #178B9F);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #178B9F);

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