Color Contrast Tool

A tool for designers and developers to check color contrast against WCAG standards, improving accessibility for text against backgrounds.

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About This Tool

The Color Contrast Tool analyzes the accessibility of text against backgrounds by computing WCAG-compliant contrast ratios. It accepts two color inputs in common formats, a font size, and optional font weight or line height. The primary use case is to validate that body text, headings, links, and UI labels meet minimum readability thresholds for web content.
Conceptually, the tool converts colors to relative luminance in sRGB space, applies the WCAG formula, and reports a numeric ratio plus a compliance level (AA or AAA). It also suggests practical adjustments, such as adjusting colors or increasing text size, to reach a target ratio. This supports designers during color decisions and developers during implementation.
Who benefits: accessibility specialists, product teams, QA engineers, and content writers. Why unique: it combines exact WCAG calculations with quick, auditable outputs and supports batch checks across multiple color pairs. It emphasizes reproducibility by keeping input formats and calculation methods consistent.
Core features: input validation, WCAG-compliant ratio calculation, pass/fail guidance, exportable result data, and optional batch mode. Use cases include choosing body text colors for blue-on-white interfaces, ensuring high-contrast links, and validating contrast in dark mode palettes.

How to Use

  1. Provide inputs: foreground_color, background_color, font_size_px.
  2. Optionally adjust font_weight and line_height to reflect real content.
  3. Run calculation to obtain contrast_ratio and accessibility_level.
  4. Review outputs, including recommended color adjustments and notes.
  5. Export results or copy data for design audits.
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Frequently Asked Questions

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What are AA and AAA thresholds for text contrast?
AA generally requires a minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for normal body text and 3:1 for large text, while AAA requires 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text, depending on content and context.
Which color formats are supported?
Supported formats include hex (#RRGGBB or #RGB), rgb(), and common color names. The tool normalizes inputs to a standard sRGB space before calculations.
Can I test multiple color pairs at once?
Yes, batch mode allows evaluating multiple foreground/background pairs in a single run. Each pair reports its own ratio, accessibility level, and recommendations.
Does the tool auto-adjust colors?
The tool does not auto-change colors. It provides precise recommendations and exportable data to guide designers in selecting compliant color combinations.

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