#5ACD97 · #A5AAFF
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 40/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 55/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Medium Aquamarine and Light Vivid Blue are very different (ΔE 87). They have distinctly different hues (85° apart) and their lightness is different, giving a clear light/dark split.
Medium Aquamarine text on Light Vivid Blue: 1.08:1 (Fail); Light Vivid Blue text on Medium Aquamarine: 1.08:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #004F32 clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 40/100). 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 #004F32 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 87 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 87).
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