black

#000000

#596D8F

#596D8F

Contrast Ratio

4.01:1

Delta E

50.3

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #596D8F
HEX #000000 #596D8F
RGB 0, 0, 0 89, 109, 143
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 217.8, 23.3%, 45.5%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 217.8, 37.8%, 56.1%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 37.8%, 23.8%, 0.0%, 43.9%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5322 0.0589 260.9

Contrast & Accessibility

4.01:1
AA Fail AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #596D8F → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #596D8F

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #596D8F);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #596D8F);

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