black

#000000

#42D8CE

#42D8CE

Contrast Ratio

11.95:1

Delta E

89.06

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #42D8CE
HEX #000000 #42D8CE
RGB 0, 0, 0 66, 216, 206
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 176.0, 65.8%, 55.3%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 176.0, 69.4%, 84.7%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 69.4%, 0.0%, 4.6%, 15.3%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8029 0.1239 188.5

Contrast & Accessibility

11.95:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Pass AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #42D8CE β†’ Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 β†’ Background: #42D8CE

Color Difference (Delta E)

89.06 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, #42D8CE);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #42D8CE);

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