#99D1A4 · #ABBFF9
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 53/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 50/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
LowTide and Light Steel Blue are very different (ΔE 58). They have distinctly different hues (93° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
LowTide text on Light Steel Blue: 1.04:1 (Fail); Light Steel Blue text on LowTide: 1.04:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #245933 clears it.
Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 53/100). 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 #245933 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 58 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 58).
Explore each color: LowTide #99D1A4 · Light Steel Blue #ABBFF9 · Shades: LowTide shades · Light Steel Blue shades · Contrast checker →