black

#000000

#2C282B

#2C282B

Contrast Ratio

1.45:1

Delta E

16.88

Noticeable

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #2C282B
HEX #000000 #2C282B
RGB 0, 0, 0 44, 40, 43
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 315.0, 4.8%, 16.5%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 315.0, 9.1%, 17.3%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 0.0%, 9.1%, 2.3%, 82.7%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2823 0.0079 334.3

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: #2C282B → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #2C282B

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #2C282B);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #2C282B);

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