black

#000000

#42DCC4

#42DCC4

Contrast Ratio

12.27:1

Delta E

91.73

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #42DCC4
HEX #000000 #42DCC4
RGB 0, 0, 0 66, 220, 196
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 170.6, 68.8%, 56.1%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 170.6, 70.0%, 86.3%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 70.0%, 0.0%, 10.9%, 13.7%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8094 0.1309 180.1

Contrast & Accessibility

12.27:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Pass AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #42DCC4 β†’ Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 β†’ Background: #42DCC4

Color Difference (Delta E)

91.73 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, #42DCC4);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #42DCC4);

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