#11230E · #27162A
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 100/100 (complementary) · Distinguishable 26/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 26/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Deep Dusty Green and Deep Dusty Purple are very different (ΔE 33). They have near-opposite hues (180° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Deep Dusty Green text on Deep Dusty Purple: 1.03:1 (Fail); Deep Dusty Purple text on Deep Dusty Green: 1.03:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #748A70 clears it.
Complementary — complementary — 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 #748A70 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 33 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 33).
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