black

#000000

#281E21

#281E21

Contrast Ratio

1.3:1

Delta E

13.69

Noticeable

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #281E21
HEX #000000 #281E21
RGB 0, 0, 0 40, 30, 33
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 342.0, 14.3%, 13.7%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 342.0, 25.0%, 15.7%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 0.0%, 25.0%, 17.5%, 84.3%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2481 0.0164 358.5

Contrast & Accessibility

1.3:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #281E21 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #281E21

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #281E21);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #281E21);

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