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Re: FW: non-underlined link - will bolding meet contrastrequirement?

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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Jun 22, 2016 3:42PM

> You're statement is correct - making something bold does increase it's relative visible contrast - but it does not change the contrast ratio as determined by WCAG.

Bold text that is 14point through 17 point is the exception to this statement. That is -- bold text that is 14pt or larger has a lesser contrast ratio than non-bold text less than 18 pt according to WCAG 2. It doesn't guarantee it can be read by people with low vision or color deficiencies though.

Jonathan

Jonathan Avila
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