#176551 · #574E80
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 43/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 43/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Dark Teal and Muted Indigo are very different (ΔE 54). They have distinctly different hues (86° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Dark Teal text on Muted Indigo: 1.07:1 (Fail); Muted Indigo text on Dark Teal: 1.07:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #8FD7BF 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 #8FD7BF clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 54 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 54).
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