#3AB18D · #CF7AA5
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 3/100 (fail) · Harmony 89/100 (complementary) · Distinguishable 81/100 (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.
Medium Sea Green and Pale Violet Red are very different (ΔE 82). They have near-opposite hues (168° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Medium Sea Green text on Pale Violet Red: 1.13:1 (Fail); Pale Violet Red text on Medium Sea Green: 1.13:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #003527 clears it.
Complementary — complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 89/100). 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 #003527 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 82 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 82).
Explore each color: Medium Sea Green #3AB18D · Pale Violet Red #CF7AA5 · Shades: Medium Sea Green shades · Pale Violet Red shades · Contrast checker →