#DBD4ED · #E6D1E4
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 69/100 (analogous (soft)) · Distinguishable 23/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 87/100 (close). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Gainsboro and Gainsboro are very close (ΔE 6). They have distinctly different hues (49° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Gainsboro text on Gainsboro: 1.00:1 (Fail); Gainsboro text on Gainsboro: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #615B71 clears it.
Analogous (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 69/100). 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 #615B71 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 6 — very close.
close but visibly different (ΔE 5.9).
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