Control has poor contrast Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

User interface controls must have a contrast ratio of at least 3:1 against adjacent colors.

Help

If the control has a visible edge, make sure this has sufficient contrast against the area outside the control.

Applicable standards

• WCAG 2.1 (Success Criteria: 1.4.11 level AA)
• WCAG 2.2 (Success Criteria: 1.4.11 level AA)
• EN 301 549 (Success Criteria: 1.4.11 level AA)

Note: EN 301 549 checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.1 level A and level AA checkpoints.

Change history

• 6.50 Oct 2023 Improved detection.
• 5.36 Jan 2020 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: AccHtmlControlContrast