#5FAF6B · #C37CC2
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 92/100 (complementary) · 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.
Medium Sea Green and Dusty Purple are very different (ΔE 94). They have near-opposite hues (172° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Medium Sea Green text on Dusty Purple: 1.12:1 (Fail); Dusty Purple text on Medium Sea Green: 1.12:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #00360D clears it.
Complementary — complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 92/100). 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 #00360D clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 94 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 94).
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