#002519 · #1D1A33
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 38/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 29/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 27/100 (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 33). They have distinctly different hues (87° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Deep Vivid Teal text on Deep Dusty Blue: 1.02:1 (Fail); Deep Dusty Blue text on Deep Vivid Teal: 1.02:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #678C7C clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 38/100). 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 #678C7C clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 33 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 33).
Explore each color: Deep Vivid Teal #002519 · Deep Dusty Blue #1D1A33 · Shades: Deep Vivid Teal shades · Deep Dusty Blue shades · Contrast checker →