#00464B · #5C2D2C
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 99/100 (complementary) · Distinguishable 86/100 (easy to tell apart) · Match 6/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Charcoal and Wine are very different (ΔE 43). They have near-opposite hues (177° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Charcoal text on Wine: 1.06:1 (Fail); Wine text on Charcoal: 1.06:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #73AEB3 clears it.
Complementary — complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 99/100). 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 #73AEB3 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 43 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 43).
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