black

#000000

#232821

#232821

Contrast Ratio

1.4:1

Delta E

16.37

Noticeable

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #232821
HEX #000000 #232821
RGB 0, 0, 0 35, 40, 33
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 102.9, 9.6%, 14.3%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 102.9, 17.5%, 15.7%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 12.5%, 0.0%, 17.5%, 84.3%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2693 0.0146 136.7

Contrast & Accessibility

1.4:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #232821 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #232821

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #232821);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #232821);

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