black

#000000

#42D3E3

#42D3E3

Contrast Ratio

11.66:1

Delta E

86.66

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #42D3E3
HEX #000000 #42D3E3
RGB 0, 0, 0 66, 211, 227
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 186.0, 74.2%, 57.5%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 186.0, 70.9%, 89.0%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 70.9%, 7.0%, 0.0%, 11.0%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7982 0.1209 205.9

Contrast & Accessibility

11.66:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Pass AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #42D3E3 β†’ Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 β†’ Background: #42D3E3

Color Difference (Delta E)

86.66 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, #42D3E3);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #42D3E3);

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