#AFD4BF · #C3C7EA
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 41/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 27/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 28/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Light Dusty Green and Light Steel Blue are very different (ΔE 33). They have distinctly different hues (88° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Light Dusty Green text on Light Steel Blue: 1.02:1 (Fail); Light Steel Blue text on Light Dusty Green: 1.02:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #3B5C4A clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 41/100). 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 #3B5C4A clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 33 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 33).
Explore each color: Light Dusty Green #AFD4BF · Light Steel Blue #C3C7EA · Shades: Light Dusty Green shades · Light Steel Blue shades · Contrast checker →