black

#000000

#AE181B

#AE181B

Contrast Ratio

2.95:1

Delta E

78.8

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #AE181B
HEX #000000 #AE181B
RGB 0, 0, 0 174, 24, 27
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 358.8, 75.8%, 38.8%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 358.8, 86.2%, 68.2%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 0.0%, 86.2%, 84.5%, 31.8%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4821 0.1828 27.0

Contrast & Accessibility

2.95:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #AE181B → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #AE181B

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #AE181B);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #AE181B);

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