black

#000000

#42545A

#42545A

Contrast Ratio

2.65:1

Delta E

35.36

Very Different

50:50 Mix

#242C2E

Color Values

Format #000000 #42545A
HEX #000000 #42545A
RGB 0, 0, 0 66, 84, 90
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 195.0, 15.4%, 30.6%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 195.0, 26.7%, 35.3%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 26.7%, 6.7%, 0.0%, 64.7%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.433 0.0244 220.1

Contrast & Accessibility

2.65:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #42545A → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #42545A

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

#000000 #101314 #1A1F21 #242C2E #2E393C #38464B #42545A

Color Mixing

#000000

100%

#16191B

75:25

#242C2E

50:50

#333F44

25:75

#42545A

100%

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #42545A);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #42545A);

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