black

#000000

#AD221B

#AD221B

Contrast Ratio

3.02:1

Delta E

77.41

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #AD221B
HEX #000000 #AD221B
RGB 0, 0, 0 173, 34, 27
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 2.9, 73.0%, 39.2%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 2.9, 84.4%, 67.8%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 0.0%, 80.3%, 84.4%, 32.2%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4868 0.1758 28.6

Contrast & Accessibility

3.02:1
AA Fail AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #AD221B → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #AD221B

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #AD221B);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #AD221B);

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