#00405C · #58283C
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 83/100 (split-complementary) · Distinguishable 81/100 (easy to tell apart) · Match 19/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Deep Vivid Cyan and Dark Dusty Pink are very different (ΔE 37). They have distinctly different hues (137° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Deep Vivid Cyan text on Dark Dusty Pink: 1.06:1 (Fail); Dark Dusty Pink text on Deep Vivid Cyan: 1.06:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #70A7C7 clears it.
Split-complementary — split-complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 83/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.
Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #70A7C7 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 37 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 37).
Explore each color: Deep Vivid Cyan #00405C · Dark Dusty Pink #58283C · Shades: Deep Vivid Cyan shades · Dark Dusty Pink shades · Contrast checker →