black

#000000

#228C86

#228C86

Contrast Ratio

5.16:1

Delta E

60.98

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #228C86
HEX #000000 #228C86
RGB 0, 0, 0 34, 140, 134
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 176.6, 60.9%, 34.1%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 176.6, 75.7%, 54.9%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 75.7%, 0.0%, 4.3%, 45.1%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5815 0.092 189.2

Contrast & Accessibility

5.16:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #228C86 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #228C86

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #228C86);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #228C86);

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