black

#000000

#8B8CAC

#8B8CAC

Contrast Ratio

6.44:1

Delta E

61.9

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #8B8CAC
HEX #000000 #8B8CAC
RGB 0, 0, 0 139, 140, 172
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 238.2, 16.6%, 61.0%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 238.2, 19.2%, 67.5%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 19.2%, 18.6%, 0.0%, 32.5%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6505 0.0475 283.6

Contrast & Accessibility

6.44:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #8B8CAC → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #8B8CAC

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #8B8CAC);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #8B8CAC);

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