black

#000000

#178BA5

#178BA5

Contrast Ratio

5.27:1

Delta E

61.4

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #178BA5
HEX #000000 #178BA5
RGB 0, 0, 0 23, 139, 165
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 191.0, 75.5%, 36.9%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 191.0, 86.1%, 64.7%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 86.1%, 15.8%, 0.0%, 35.3%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5894 0.1011 218.1

Contrast & Accessibility

5.27:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #178BA5 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #178BA5

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #178BA5);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #178BA5);

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