#C5E8DA · #DDDBF9
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 41/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 21/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 41/100 (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 27). They have distinctly different hues (88° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Pale Turquoise text on Lavender: 1.02:1 (Fail); Lavender text on Pale Turquoise: 1.02:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #49685D clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 41/100). 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 #49685D clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 27 — a clear pair.
clearly different colours (ΔE 27).
Explore each color: Pale Turquoise #C5E8DA · Lavender #DDDBF9 · Shades: Pale Turquoise shades · Lavender shades · Contrast checker →