black

#000000

#42B9AF

#42B9AF

Contrast Ratio

8.79:1

Delta E

77.31

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #42B9AF
HEX #000000 #42B9AF
RGB 0, 0, 0 66, 185, 175
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 175.0, 47.4%, 49.2%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 175.0, 64.3%, 72.5%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 64.3%, 0.0%, 5.4%, 27.5%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7173 0.1057 187.2

Contrast & Accessibility

8.79:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Pass AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #42B9AF → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #42B9AF

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #42B9AF);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #42B9AF);

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