#71BCF4 · #EE95AE
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 73/100 (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.
Vivid Cyan and Light Red are very different (ΔE 57). They have distinctly different hues (137° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Vivid Cyan text on Light Red: 1.07:1 (Fail); Light Red text on Vivid Cyan: 1.07:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #00466F clears it.
Split-complementary — split-complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 73/100). 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 #00466F clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 57 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 57).
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