#9DB06D · #D88EA2
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 60/100 (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 Red are very different (ΔE 58). They have distinctly different hues (93° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Dark Sea Green text on Light Red: 1.07:1 (Fail); Light Red text on Dark Sea Green: 1.07:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #323F00 clears it.
Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 60/100). 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 #323F00 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 58 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 58).
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