black

#000000

#74737F

#74737F

Contrast Ratio

4.5:1

Delta E

49.4

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #74737F
HEX #000000 #74737F
RGB 0, 0, 0 116, 115, 127
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 245.0, 5.0%, 47.5%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 245.0, 9.4%, 49.8%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 8.7%, 9.4%, 0.0%, 50.2%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5605 0.0184 289.6

Contrast & Accessibility

4.5:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #74737F → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #74737F

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #74737F);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #74737F);

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