black

#000000

#42ABC0

#42ABC0

Contrast Ratio

7.82:1

Delta E

71.83

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #42ABC0
HEX #000000 #42ABC0
RGB 0, 0, 0 66, 171, 192
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 190.0, 50.0%, 50.6%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 190.0, 65.6%, 75.3%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 65.6%, 10.9%, 0.0%, 24.7%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6894 0.0993 213.3

Contrast & Accessibility

7.82:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Pass AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #42ABC0 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #42ABC0

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #42ABC0);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #42ABC0);

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