Color Contrast Analyzer Tool
This free software was originally developed by the paciello group.
Color contrast analyzer tool. This extension allows you to analyze text color contrast problems on a webpage according to the wcag 2 text color contrast requirements. Large text is defined as 14 point typically 18 66px and bold or larger or 18 point typically 24px or larger. Colorzilla is an excellent tool for extracting the color. Regular text text embedded in images which is generally bad practice for multiple reasons.
For questions concerning the colour contrast analyser cca or to report bugs suggest improvements and contribute to the code see the colour contrast analyser cca repository. Tpg s appropriately named colour contrast analyser cca is our color contrast checker tool that allows you to easily determine the contrast ratio of two colors. The cca enables you to optimize your content including text and visual elements for individuals with vision disabilities like color blindness and low vision impairments. As explained in the web content accessibility guidelines wcag people with low vision require sufficient contrast for the following.
Download the image analysis to a png file. Colour contrast analyser 2 5 can be downloaded from our software library for free. The most recent installer that can be downloaded is 2 6 mb in size. The program is included in development tools.
New in version 1 1. Text and background see wcag 1 4 3 and wcag 1 4 6. The current version of the colour contrast analyser cca has been rebuilt from the ground up using electron. You can use it to visualize different color combination palettes for your website design that are in compliance with wcag eu directive and ada standards.
Here are seven great free tools that help you measure color contrasts and create beautiful accessible color schemes that fulfill the contrast requirements in the web content accessibility guidelines wcag. Color contrast checker the tool tests the contrast of your background and text for accessibility. The color visibility in this tool is calculated based on suggested algorithms from the world wide web consortium w3 the color contrast analyzer will calculate the visibility based on the web content accessibility guidelines as recommended by the w3. Published 17 june 2017 by hampus sethfors.
Check the contrast of your color design for accessibility base on web content accessibility guideline wcag. This color contrast analyzer is a tool to help you identify good color combinations from an accessibility standpoint.