black

#000000

#232C21

#232C21

Contrast Ratio

1.45:1

Delta E

19.02

Noticeable

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #232C21
HEX #000000 #232C21
RGB 0, 0, 0 35, 44, 33
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 109.1, 14.3%, 15.1%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 109.1, 25.0%, 17.3%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 20.5%, 0.0%, 25.0%, 82.7%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2807 0.0234 140.0

Contrast & Accessibility

1.45:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #232C21 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #232C21

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #232C21);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #232C21);

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