black

#000000

#42A0AD

#42A0AD

Contrast Ratio

6.86:1

Delta E

67.13

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #42A0AD
HEX #000000 #42A0AD
RGB 0, 0, 0 66, 160, 173
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 187.3, 44.8%, 46.9%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 187.3, 61.8%, 67.8%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 61.8%, 7.5%, 0.0%, 32.2%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6552 0.0894 207.7

Contrast & Accessibility

6.86:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #42A0AD β†’ Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 β†’ Background: #42A0AD

Color Difference (Delta E)

67.13 Very Different
0 β€” Identical 5 β€” Similar 25 β€” Noticeable 100 β€” Very Different

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #42A0AD);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #42A0AD);

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