#54BD8E · #E58B68
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 82/100 (split-complementary) · Distinguishable 98/100 (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 Dark Salmon are very different (ΔE 75). They have distinctly different hues (136° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Medium Sea Green text on Dark Salmon: 1.10:1 (Fail); Dark Salmon text on Medium Sea Green: 1.10:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #00422A clears it.
Split-complementary — split-complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 82/100). 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 #00422A clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 75 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 75).
Explore each color: Medium Sea Green #54BD8E · Dark Salmon #E58B68 · Shades: Medium Sea Green shades · Dark Salmon shades · Contrast checker →