black

#000000

#42DCEB

#42DCEB

Contrast Ratio

12.67:1

Delta E

89.97

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #42DCEB
HEX #000000 #42DCEB
RGB 0, 0, 0 66, 220, 235
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 185.3, 80.9%, 59.0%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 185.3, 71.9%, 92.2%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 71.9%, 6.4%, 0.0%, 7.8%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8223 0.1256 204.7

Contrast & Accessibility

12.67:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Pass AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #42DCEB β†’ Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 β†’ Background: #42DCEB

Color Difference (Delta E)

89.97 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, #42DCEB);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #42DCEB);

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