Dusty Teal vs Dusty Indigo — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Dusty Tealnearest vs Dusty Indigonearest

#3D9E87 · #8F7FC0

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 49/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 45/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability2Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.1:1

Harmony49Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

89° apart

Distinguishable45Somewhat similar

normal

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ΔE 65 (13 under CVD)

Match0Different

ΔE 65 — different

How different are Dusty Teal and Dusty Indigo?

Dusty Teal and Dusty Indigo are very different (ΔE 65). They have distinctly different hues (89° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Dusty Teal text on Dusty Indigo: 1.08:1 (Fail); Dusty Indigo text on Dusty Teal: 1.08:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #002820 clears it.

Common questions

Do Dusty Teal and Dusty Indigo go well together?

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.

Is Dusty Teal readable as text on Dusty Indigo?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #002820 clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Dusty Teal and Dusty Indigo?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 65 — very different.

Are Dusty Teal and Dusty Indigo the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 65).

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