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Re: size of text when determining color contrast

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From: Jesse Hausler
Date: Oct 6, 2014 12:28PM

I go with 18pt or 14pt-Bold and larger as "Large".
***large scale (text)

with at least 18 point or 14 point bold or font size


http://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/visual-audio-contrast-contrast.html#larger-scaledef

On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 10:33 AM, John Foliot < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Jukka K. Korpela wrote:
> >
> > I think that despite all the vagueness and obscurity, the WCAG 2.0
> > definition is still useful. In modern CSS specs, 1pt equals 4/3
> > "pixels":
> > http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-values/#absolute-lengths
> >
> > It's the "pixel" (px) concept that varies by device. Well, at least to
> > the same extent as any other CSS "absolute" length unit.
>
> I recommend the following:
> http://www.quirksmode.org/blog/archives/2010/04/a_pixel_is_not.html
> or this YouTube video:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wscVOXjIzQ (yes, that would be my hat
> in
> the front row...)
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> JF
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