black

#000000

#281C21

#281C21

Contrast Ratio

1.28:1

Delta E

13.82

Noticeable

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #281C21
HEX #000000 #281C21
RGB 0, 0, 0 40, 28, 33
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 335.0, 17.6%, 13.3%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 335.0, 30.0%, 15.7%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 0.0%, 30.0%, 17.5%, 84.3%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2432 0.0207 351.9

Contrast & Accessibility

1.28:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #281C21 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #281C21

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #281C21);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #281C21);

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