#00444B · #111111
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 15/100 (fail) · Harmony 96/100 (complementary) · Distinguishable 71/100 (easy to tell apart) · Match 39/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Charcoal and DreamlessSleep are a clear pair (ΔE 28). They have near-opposite hues (174° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Charcoal text on DreamlessSleep: 1.73:1 (Fail); DreamlessSleep text on Charcoal: 1.73:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #4C858C clears it.
Complementary — complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 96/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.
Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.7:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #4C858C clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 28 — a clear pair.
clearly different colours (ΔE 28).
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