#004538 · #3D3359
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 45/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 46/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 3/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Deep Vivid Teal and Dark Dusty Indigo are very different (ΔE 44). They have distinctly different hues (87° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Deep Vivid Teal text on Dark Dusty Indigo: 1.05:1 (Fail); Dark Dusty Indigo text on Deep Vivid Teal: 1.05:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #72AD9C clears it.
Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 45/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.
Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #72AD9C clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 44 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 44).
Explore each color: Deep Vivid Teal #004538 · Dark Dusty Indigo #3D3359 · Shades: Deep Vivid Teal shades · Dark Dusty Indigo shades · Contrast checker →