#E7E7E7 · #E8E7E7
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 100/100 (monochrome) · Distinguishable 1/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 99/100 (identical). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Placebo and Ice are identical (ΔE 0). They have closely related hues (0° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Placebo text on Ice: 1.00:1 (Fail); Ice text on Placebo: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #686868 clears it.
Monochrome — monochrome — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 100/100). 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 #686868 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 0 — identical.
effectively the same colour.
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