#00A447 · #C05ABB
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 4/100 (fail) · Harmony 100/100 (split-complementary) · Distinguishable 75/100 (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.
Jade and Medium Orchid are very different (ΔE 131). They have near-opposite hues (157° apart) and their lightness is different, giving a clear light/dark split.
Jade text on Medium Orchid: 1.18:1 (Fail); Medium Orchid text on Jade: 1.18:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #001F05 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 #001F05 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 131 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 131).
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