black

#000000

#281F37

#281F37

Contrast Ratio

1.34:1

Delta E

22.39

Noticeable

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #281F37
HEX #000000 #281F37
RGB 0, 0, 0 40, 31, 55
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 262.5, 27.9%, 16.9%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 262.5, 43.6%, 21.6%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 27.3%, 43.6%, 0.0%, 78.4%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2617 0.0454 300.6

Contrast & Accessibility

1.34:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #281F37 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #281F37

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #281F37);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #281F37);

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