#0B6168 · #69476D
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 96/100 (triadic) · Distinguishable 72/100 (easy to tell apart) · Match 7/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Dark Cyan and Eggplant are very different (ΔE 42). They have distinctly different hues (109° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Dark Cyan text on Eggplant: 1.07:1 (Fail); Eggplant text on Dark Cyan: 1.07:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #88D2D9 clears it.
Triadic — triadic — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 96/100). 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 #88D2D9 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 42 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 42).
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