Deep Dusty Green vs Deep Blue — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Deep Dusty Greennearest vs Deep Bluenearest

#0E210F · #121B30

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 68/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 36/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 35/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability0Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.0:1

Harmony68Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

99° apart

Distinguishable36Hard to tell apart

normal

tritanopia

ΔE 29 (9.0 under CVD)

Match35Different

ΔE 29 — different

How different are Deep Dusty Green and Deep Blue?

Deep Dusty Green and Deep Blue are a clear pair (ΔE 29). They have distinctly different hues (99° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Deep Dusty Green text on Deep Blue: 1.01:1 (Fail); Deep Blue text on Deep Dusty Green: 1.01:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #728972 clears it.

Common questions

Do Deep Dusty Green and Deep Blue go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 68/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Deep Dusty Green readable as text on Deep Blue?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #728972 clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Deep Dusty Green and Deep Blue?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 29 — a clear pair.

Are Deep Dusty Green and Deep Blue the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 29).

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