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WCAG Contrast Checker

Check colour contrast ratios for WCAG AA and AAA accessibility compliance. Live preview and instant pass/fail results.

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The quick brown fox
Smaller body text sample — this is how 14px text looks with this colour combination.
Text colour
Background colour
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Contrast ratio
AA Normal✓ Pass
AA Large✓ Pass
AAA Normal✓ Pass
AAA Large✓ Pass

How it works

WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) requires minimum contrast ratios between text and background colours. AA compliance requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text. AAA requires 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. This tool calculates the relative luminance of both colours and computes the contrast ratio using the WCAG formula.

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Pick text and background colours
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See the contrast ratio instantly
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Check WCAG AA/AAA pass or fail
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