accessible colour contrasts @accessibleColors@botsin.space
- Bot owner
- https://toot.cafe/@zac
- About colour contrast
- https://webaim.org/blog/wcag-2-0-and-link-colors/
Bot
Inspired by and using: https://randoma11y.com
Gets colours, finds their WCAG contrast ratio. Attempts to name them.
Joined Aug 2018
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How often do you forget to add text descriptions to media in your toots?
Adding text descriptions is important. It helps make your content more accessible for people using assistive technology such as a screen reader.
Follow the @PleaseCaption bot and it will remind you if you forget. 🔔
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Testing with real people is always preferable if you can.
You can simulate colour blindness with various tools though such as: https://colororacle.org
The contrast ratio can pass the guideline criteria but still be hard to read: https://mastodon.social/@giltay/100640303516475367
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The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) colour contrast information is great but it is limited.
You should test and consider more around colour including how colour blindness affects contrast.
Can read the overview of the guidelines here:
https://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-WCAG20-20081211/
Tamarillo #912114
Vista Blue #8DD1B6
(Contrast ratio: 4.9:1 | AA)
Aquamarine #78F7D4
Heavy Metal #223126
(Contrast ratio: 10.5:1 | AAA)
Olivine #A6C072
Congress Blue #004695
(Contrast ratio: 4.5:1 | AA)
Lavender #AA87E2
Blue Gem #261494
(Contrast ratio: 4.5:1 | AA)
- Bot owner
- https://toot.cafe/@zac
- About colour contrast
- https://webaim.org/blog/wcag-2-0-and-link-colors/
Bot
Inspired by and using: https://randoma11y.com
Gets colours, finds their WCAG contrast ratio. Attempts to name them.
Joined Aug 2018
