#006A10 · #8B0097
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 4/100 (fail) · Harmony 79/100 (complementary) · Distinguishable 72/100 (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 Dark Magenta are very different (ΔE 138). They have near-opposite hues (166° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Dark Green text on Dark Magenta: 1.21:1 (Fail); Dark Magenta text on Dark Green: 1.21:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #7CD37B clears it.
Complementary — complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 79/100). 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 #7CD37B clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 138 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 138).
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