#0E241E · #201C2C
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 49/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 15/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 55/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Deep Dusty Teal and Deep Muted Indigo are a clear pair (ΔE 20). They have distinctly different hues (91° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Deep Dusty Teal text on Deep Muted Indigo: 1.02:1 (Fail); Deep Muted Indigo text on Deep Dusty Teal: 1.02:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #728B83 clears it.
Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 49/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.
Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #728B83 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 20 — a clear pair.
clearly different colours (ΔE 20).
Explore each color: Deep Dusty Teal #0E241E · Deep Muted Indigo #201C2C · Shades: Deep Dusty Teal shades · Deep Muted Indigo shades · Contrast checker →