#51BD97 · #A19AEA
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 43/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 53/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Teal and Light Blue are very different (ΔE 78). They have distinctly different hues (86° apart) and their lightness is different, giving a clear light/dark split.
Teal text on Light Blue: 1.09:1 (Fail); Light Blue text on Teal: 1.09:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #004330 clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 43/100). 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 #004330 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 78 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 78).
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