#C4C5BA · #CCC0C5
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 55/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 7/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 78/100 (close). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
GrayAshlar and Silver are very close (ΔE 10). They have distinctly different hues (90° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
GrayAshlar text on Silver: 1.01:1 (Fail); Silver text on GrayAshlar: 1.01:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #515148 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 #515148 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 10 — very close.
close but visibly different (ΔE 9.8).
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