black

#000000

#238CAB

#238CAB

Contrast Ratio

5.41:1

Delta E

62.1

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #238CAB
HEX #000000 #238CAB
RGB 0, 0, 0 35, 140, 171
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 193.7, 66.0%, 40.4%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 193.7, 79.5%, 67.1%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 79.5%, 18.1%, 0.0%, 32.9%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5967 0.1014 222.8

Contrast & Accessibility

5.41:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #238CAB → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #238CAB

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #238CAB);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #238CAB);

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