#00926D · #D12894
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 4/100 (fail) · Harmony 100/100 (split-complementary) · Distinguishable 90/100 (easy to tell apart) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Sea Green and Medium Violet Red are very different (ΔE 117). They have near-opposite hues (157° apart) and their lightness is different, giving a clear light/dark split.
Sea Green text on Medium Violet Red: 1.20:1 (Fail); Medium Violet Red text on Sea Green: 1.20:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #E7FFF4 clears it.
Split-complementary — split-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 1.2:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #E7FFF4 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 117 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 117).
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