#004635 · #3A345C
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 38/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 42/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (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 Blue are very different (ΔE 47). They have distinctly different hues (84° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Deep Vivid Teal text on Dark Dusty Blue: 1.06:1 (Fail); Dark Dusty Blue text on Deep Vivid Teal: 1.06:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #72AE98 clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 38/100). 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 #72AE98 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 47 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 47).
Explore each color: Deep Vivid Teal #004635 · Dark Dusty Blue #3A345C · Shades: Deep Vivid Teal shades · Dark Dusty Blue shades · Contrast checker →