#006450 · #793F59
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 85/100 (split-complementary) · Distinguishable 84/100 (easy to tell apart) · 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 Eggplant are very different (ΔE 60). They have near-opposite hues (165° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Deep Vivid Teal text on Eggplant: 1.10:1 (Fail); Eggplant text on Deep Vivid Teal: 1.10:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #84D3BB clears it.
Split-complementary — split-complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 85/100). 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 #84D3BB clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 60 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 60).
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