#97CBCA · #E0B2B4
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 100/100 (complementary) · Distinguishable 74/100 (easy to tell apart) · Match 22/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Ash and Light Dusty Red are very different (ΔE 36). They have near-opposite hues (179° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Ash text on Light Dusty Red: 1.05:1 (Fail); Light Dusty Red text on Ash: 1.05:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #225454 clears it.
Complementary — complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 100/100). 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 #225454 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 36 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 36).
Explore each color: Ash #97CBCA · Light Dusty Red #E0B2B4 · Shades: Ash shades · Light Dusty Red shades · Contrast checker →