#014638 · #3D345A
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 43/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 44/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 2/100 (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 45). They have distinctly different hues (86° 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 #73AE9D clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 43/100). 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 #73AE9D clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 45 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 45).
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