black

#000000

#AA173D

#AA173D

Contrast Ratio

2.9:1

Delta E

70.75

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #AA173D
HEX #000000 #AA173D
RGB 0, 0, 0 170, 23, 61
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 344.5, 76.2%, 37.8%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 344.5, 86.5%, 66.7%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 0.0%, 86.5%, 64.1%, 33.3%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.479 0.1782 14.3

Contrast & Accessibility

2.9:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #AA173D → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #AA173D

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #AA173D);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #AA173D);

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