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

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Dark Dusty Greennearest vs Dark Dusty Bluenearest

#224527 · #2C3A5E

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 57/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 44/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability1Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.0:1

Harmony57Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

95° apart

Distinguishable44Somewhat similar

normal

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ΔE 46 (12 under CVD)

Match0Different

ΔE 46 — different

How different are Dark Dusty Green and Dark Dusty Blue?

Dark Dusty Green and Dark Dusty Blue are very different (ΔE 46). They have distinctly different hues (95° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Dark Dusty Green text on Dark Dusty Blue: 1.04:1 (Fail); Dark Dusty Blue text on Dark Dusty Green: 1.04:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #87AE8A clears it.

Common questions

Do Dark Dusty Green and Dark Dusty Blue go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 57/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Dark Dusty Green readable as text on Dark Dusty Blue?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #87AE8A clears AA.

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

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 46 — very different.

Are Dark Dusty Green and Dark Dusty Blue the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 46).

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