#8ED2AF · #B6BBF7
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 43/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 43/100 (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 Steel Blue are very different (ΔE 57). They have distinctly different hues (86° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Medium Aquamarine text on Light Steel Blue: 1.05:1 (Fail); Light Steel Blue text on Medium Aquamarine: 1.05:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #10593C clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 43/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.
Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #10593C clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 57 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 57).
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