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When text does not have enough contrast, it is hard to read. This not only affects those who have a visual impairment but can also make situational impacts worse. For example, if we try to read text on a screen in poor lighting conditions (too much or too little light), low-contrast text can make it even more difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Text with insufficient contrast is even harder to read when we encounter situational impairments such as screen glare.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the latest WebAIM survey of the million most popular webpages<\/a>, low contrast text was found on 83.6% of pages. Here at the University of Southampton, materials uploaded to Blackboard have over 140,000 contrast issues and it\u2019s also common to find contrast issues on the University website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do we measure text contrast?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C)<\/a> has a set of Accessibility Guidelines<\/a>, which include a method for checking whether the background and text colour have enough contrast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In simple terms, this involves comparing the relative luminance of the two colours<\/a>. The result is a contrast ratio. We should be aiming for a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 or higher<\/a> between the background colour and the text colour to meet the minimum \u201cAA\u201d accessibility requirement. Ideally we should aim for a contrast ratio of 7:1 or higher<\/a> to meet the enhanced \u201cAAA\u201d level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can I check that I am using sufficient contrast?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you use a University PC it\u2019s easy to find out if text, you are composing has sufficient contrast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. From Additional Software on the desktop, install the TPGi Colour Contrast Picker.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. When you open this tool, you can enter the code for a foreground and background colour or use the colour dropper to look up a colour.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The tool will tell you if your colour combination passes the Web Content Accessibility Guideline for text contrast and at which level.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Checking the contrast of two colours using the TPGi Colour Contrast Picker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Top tips<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Here\u2019s a list of other useful strategies, tools and websites that can help you to present text in an accessible way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. A straightforward way to think about it is that dark text on a light background or light text on a dark background are likely to have sufficient contrast. For example, white text on a yellow background is highly unlikely to be sufficient, but black text on a yellow background should.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. If you are using the University brand, you can quickly find out which colour combinations meet accessibility guidelines<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. If a colour combination does not have sufficient contrast, the Tanaguru contrast finder<\/a> can help you to find accessible alternatives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Putting text over an image? The Optimal Overlay Finder<\/a> will help you identify what level of opacity should be added between the image and the text to ensure the text has sufficient contrast.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Writing content with links but don\u2019t want to underline your links? Use the WebAIM Link Contrast Checker<\/a> to find out if you have enough contrast between the body text and link text so that there is sufficient contrast that an underline would not be necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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