#002419 · #1C1932
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 36/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 27/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 29/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Deep Vivid Teal and Deep Dusty Blue are very different (ΔE 32). They have distinctly different hues (86° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Deep Vivid Teal text on Deep Dusty Blue: 1.03:1 (Fail); Deep Dusty Blue text on Deep Vivid Teal: 1.03:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #678B7D clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 36/100). 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 #678B7D clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 32 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 32).
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