#8CAA51 · #DB7B93
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 65/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 44/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Dusty Green and Pale Violet Red are very different (ΔE 75). They have distinctly different hues (95° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Dusty Green text on Pale Violet Red: 1.10:1 (Fail); Pale Violet Red text on Dusty Green: 1.10:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #273600 clears it.
Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 65/100). 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 #273600 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 75 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 75).
Explore each color: Dusty Green #8CAA51 · Pale Violet Red #DB7B93 · Shades: Dusty Green shades · Pale Violet Red shades · Contrast checker →