black

#000000

#42AC9F

#42AC9F

Contrast Ratio

7.63:1

Delta E

72.47

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #42AC9F
HEX #000000 #42AC9F
RGB 0, 0, 0 66, 172, 159
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 172.6, 44.5%, 46.7%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 172.6, 61.6%, 67.5%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 61.6%, 0.0%, 7.6%, 32.5%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6799 0.0985 184.0

Contrast & Accessibility

7.63:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Pass AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #42AC9F → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #42AC9F

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #42AC9F);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #42AC9F);

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