#006653 · #854100
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 77/100 (split-complementary) · Distinguishable 100/100 (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.
Dark Vivid Teal and Saddle Brown are very different (ΔE 70). They have distinctly different hues (140° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Dark Vivid Teal text on Saddle Brown: 1.10:1 (Fail); Saddle Brown text on Dark Vivid Teal: 1.10:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #85D7BF clears it.
Split-complementary — split-complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 77/100). 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 #85D7BF clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 70 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 70).
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