#F6FCFE · #FFFFFF
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 79/100 (split-complementary) · Distinguishable 11/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 94/100 (near match). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Cotton and White are very close (ΔE 3). They have near-opposite hues (165° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Cotton text on White: 1.04:1 (Fail); White text on Cotton: 1.04:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #727779 clears it.
Split-complementary — split-complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 79/100). 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 #727779 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 3 — very close.
a very near match (ΔE 2.7) — fine for most matching.
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