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Re: Color of link text

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From: Joseph Sherman
Date: Jun 27, 2016 2:31PM

I think there is a confusion. No one is proposing to use the focus outline on non-focused links.



In the WCAG specs for 1.4.1, it says you should have a non-color visual clue like underline. However, you do not NEED a non-color clue for your links if: you have a least 3:1 contrast between the link text and surrounding text, AND an additional differentiation (e.g., it becomes underlined) is provided when the link is hovered over or receives focus.



My question is whether the focus outline itself counts as an additional differentiation, when the link receives focus, if it has the 3:1 contrast between the link and surrounding text. It seems to technically satisfy 1.4.1, but I don't think it should.





Joseph