#A0E1E6 · #FCC3C0
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 100/100 (complementary) · Distinguishable 84/100 (easy to tell apart) · Match 5/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Powder Blue and Soft Pink are very different (ΔE 43). They have near-opposite hues (179° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Powder Blue text on Soft Pink: 1.05:1 (Fail); Soft Pink text on Powder Blue: 1.05:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #206367 clears it.
Complementary — complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 100/100). 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 #206367 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 43 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 43).
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