black

#000000

#42FFFF

#42FFFF

Contrast Ratio

16.98:1

Delta E

102.81

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #42FFFF
HEX #000000 #42FFFF
RGB 0, 0, 0 66, 255, 255
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 180.0, 100.0%, 62.9%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 180.0, 74.1%, 100.0%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 74.1%, 0.0%, 0.0%, 0.0%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9112 0.1436 194.9

Contrast & Accessibility

16.98:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Pass AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #42FFFF → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #42FFFF

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

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

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