black

#000000

#228C9C

#228C9C

Contrast Ratio

5.3:1

Delta E

60.71

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #228C9C
HEX #000000 #228C9C
RGB 0, 0, 0 34, 140, 156
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 187.9, 64.2%, 37.3%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 187.9, 78.2%, 61.2%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 78.2%, 10.3%, 0.0%, 38.8%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5899 0.0935 210.2

Contrast & Accessibility

5.3:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #228C9C → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #228C9C

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #228C9C);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #228C9C);

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