#C1E8DA · #DDD9FA
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 43/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 22/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 35/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Pale Turquoise and Lavender are a clear pair (ΔE 29). They have distinctly different hues (89° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Pale Turquoise text on Lavender: 1.03:1 (Fail); Lavender text on Pale Turquoise: 1.03:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #45685D 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 #45685D clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 29 — a clear pair.
clearly different colours (ΔE 29).
Explore each color: Pale Turquoise #C1E8DA · Lavender #DDD9FA · Shades: Pale Turquoise shades · Lavender shades · Contrast checker →