Accessibility and Assistive Technology

What is Color Contrast?

Updated on

Color Contrast

Color Contrast refers to how bright or dark colors appear against each other on screens, particularly about the relative gray-scale luminosity perceived by the human eye.

The contrast between the text and the text background concerns colorblindness and other visually impaired users.

If you are interested in color contrast analyzer tools that you can download to your computer, visit the article: Colour Contrast Analyser (CCA)

Testing Color Accessibility: Tools & Simulators

Implementing accessibility best practices will improve accessibility for all audiences. Here is how you can manually test your color selections by uploading the content to a web-based Color Blind Vision simulator and using Color Contrast Analyzers:

Previous Article Color Contrast Information and Tools
Next Article Colour Contrast Analyser (CCA)
Still Need Help? Contact Us