Free tool
Is your text easy to read?
Pick a text and background colour. You’ll see the contrast ratio and whether it passes accessibility guidelines.
Your headingYour body text looks like this.
Contrast ratio
16.17:1
- Normal text AA (4.5:1)
- Pass
- Large text AA (3:1)
- Pass
- Normal text AAA (7:1)
- Pass
- Large text AAA (4.5:1)
- Pass
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FAQs
Colour contrast checker questions
What contrast ratio do I need?
WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.
Why does contrast matter?
Low contrast is hard to read on phones and in sunlight, and excludes people with low vision.
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