#AEE7E8 · #FFCCCD
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 99/100 (complementary) · Distinguishable 78/100 (easy to tell apart) · Match 16/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Powder Blue and Pink are very different (ΔE 38). They have near-opposite hues (178° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Powder Blue text on Pink: 1.04:1 (Fail); Pink text on Powder Blue: 1.04:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #316769 clears it.
Complementary — complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 99/100). 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 #316769 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 38 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 38).
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