#3B9305 · #A752BF
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 3/100 (fail) · Harmony 95/100 (complementary) · Distinguishable 79/100 (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.
Forest Green and Medium Orchid are very different (ΔE 140). They have near-opposite hues (170° apart) and their lightness is different, giving a clear light/dark split.
Forest Green text on Medium Orchid: 1.16:1 (Fail); Medium Orchid text on Forest Green: 1.16:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #FAFFF8 clears it.
Complementary — complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 95/100). 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 #FAFFF8 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 140 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 140).
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