#5F894C · #9368A3
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 99/100 (complementary) · Distinguishable 50/100 (somewhat similar) · 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 Muted Purple are very different (ΔE 76). They have near-opposite hues (178° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Sea Green text on Muted Purple: 1.09:1 (Fail); Muted Purple text on Sea Green: 1.09:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #000C00 clears it.
Complementary — complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 99/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.
Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #000C00 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 76 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 76).
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