#C6CBC9 · #C9C9CD
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 55/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 3/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 92/100 (near match). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Light Gray and Silver are very close (ΔE 4). They have distinctly different hues (84° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Light Gray text on Silver: 1.01:1 (Fail); Silver text on Light Gray: 1.01:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #525655 clears it.
Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 55/100). 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 #525655 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 4 — very close.
a very near match (ΔE 3.7) — fine for most matching.
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