black

#000000

#AE551C

#AE551C

Contrast Ratio

4.12:1

Delta E

73.88

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #AE551C
HEX #000000 #AE551C
RGB 0, 0, 0 174, 85, 28
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 23.4, 72.3%, 39.6%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 23.4, 83.9%, 68.2%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 0.0%, 51.1%, 83.9%, 31.8%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5504 0.1339 48.6

Contrast & Accessibility

4.12:1
AA Fail AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #AE551C → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #AE551C

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #AE551C);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #AE551C);

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