black

#000000

#232B16

#232B16

Contrast Ratio

1.43:1

Delta E

22.04

Noticeable

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #232B16
HEX #000000 #232B16
RGB 0, 0, 0 35, 43, 22
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 82.9, 32.3%, 12.7%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 82.9, 48.8%, 16.9%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 18.6%, 0.0%, 48.8%, 83.1%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2749 0.0379 125.8

Contrast & Accessibility

1.43:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #232B16 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #232B16

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #232B16);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #232B16);

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