black

#000000

#42BABD

#42BABD

Contrast Ratio

8.99:1

Delta E

77.15

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #42BABD
HEX #000000 #42BABD
RGB 0, 0, 0 66, 186, 189
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 181.5, 48.2%, 50.0%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 181.5, 65.1%, 74.1%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 65.1%, 1.6%, 0.0%, 25.9%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7245 0.1046 197.5

Contrast & Accessibility

8.99:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Pass AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #42BABD → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #42BABD

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

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

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