#006A0E · #98272B
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 3/100 (fail) · Harmony 98/100 (triadic) · Distinguishable 80/100 (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.
Dark Green and Cranberry are very different (ΔE 92). They have distinctly different hues (130° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Dark Green text on Cranberry: 1.15:1 (Fail); Cranberry text on Dark Green: 1.15:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #80D87E clears it.
Triadic — triadic — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 98/100). 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 #80D87E clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 92 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 92).
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