#9BBE6A · #EF8FA2
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 69/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 41/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Dark Sea Green and Light Coral are very different (ΔE 72). They have distinctly different hues (97° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Dark Sea Green text on Light Coral: 1.09:1 (Fail); Light Coral text on Dark Sea Green: 1.09:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #2F4700 clears it.
Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 69/100). 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 #2F4700 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 72 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 72).
Explore each color: Dark Sea Green #9BBE6A · Light Coral #EF8FA2 · Shades: Dark Sea Green shades · Light Coral shades · Contrast checker →