Using Color Contrast Analyser to Fix Contrast Issues
Installation
- Navigate to https://developer.paciellogroup.com/resources/contrastanalyser/ and click "Download for Windows/Mac OS"
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and under "Assets" select CCA-Setup 1.0.0 exe for Windows and CCA-1.0.0-mac.zip for Mac
- The program will install
Using the Analyzer
- Open the document you want to check for contrast issues
- Open the Color Contrast Analyzer
- Click on the eyedropper under "Foreground Color" on the Color Analyzer and click the foreground of your document
- Click on the eyedropper under "Background Color" on the Color Analyzer and click the background of your document
- Check the results in the "WCAG 2.1" window on the Color Analyzer
- Adjust the colors of your document, if necessary, until it passes Contrast Minimum, Contrast Enhanced, and Non-Text Contrast.
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