#1E644F · #554F7F
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 42/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 42/100 (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 Blue are very different (ΔE 52). 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 Blue: 1.06:1 (Fail); Muted Blue text on Dark Teal: 1.06:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #93D7BD clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 42/100). 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 #93D7BD clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 52 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 52).
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