black

#000000

#232C18

#232C18

Contrast Ratio

1.44:1

Delta E

22.0

Noticeable

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #232C18
HEX #000000 #232C18
RGB 0, 0, 0 35, 44, 24
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 87.0, 29.4%, 13.3%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 87.0, 45.5%, 17.3%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 20.5%, 0.0%, 45.5%, 82.7%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2783 0.0369 128.3

Contrast & Accessibility

1.44:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #232C18 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #232C18

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #232C18);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #232C18);

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