#006A0F · #A4001C
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 4/100 (fail) · Harmony 76/100 (split-complementary) · Distinguishable 82/100 (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 103). They have distinctly different hues (139° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Dark Green text on Cranberry: 1.18:1 (Fail); Cranberry text on Dark Green: 1.18:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #7DD57C clears it.
Split-complementary — split-complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 76/100). 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 #7DD57C clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 103 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 103).
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