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Re: link color that meets contrast requirements relative to bg and surrounding text?

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From: Karl Brown
Date: Oct 4, 2017 9:18AM

Would they be averse to switching the background and foreground colours on
the links?

On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 3:26 PM, Robert Fentress < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Thanks, Joe. Maybe they would be more receptive to bolding. Good idea!
>
> On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 9:43 AM, Joe Chidzik < <EMAIL REMOVED>
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Not aware of one tool that does all you need, but I find the Tanaguru
> > contrast finder incredibly useful at being given a failed contrast
> > combination, and suggesting a number of conformant combinations by
> changing
> > either the foreground background colour accordingly (and
> automatically).
> >
> > I guess you could go through the list of compliant colour combinations it
> > suggests with a colour picker to find a combination that meets your
> > requirements for foregroundbackground, AND textlink text colours.
> >
> > http://contrast-finder.tanaguru.com/
> >
> > Of course, underlining links is desirable, but would they settle for
> > bolding them instead if underlining is not an option? This would also
> > satisfy the requirement.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Joe
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
> > > On Behalf Of Robert Fentress
> > > Sent: 04 October 2017 14:37
> > > To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > > Subject: [WebAIM] link color that meets contrast requirements relative
> > to bg
> > > and surrounding text?
> > >
> > > Anybody know of a tool or strategy for efficiently finding a link text
> > color that
> > > meets 3:1 contrast requirements relative to surrounding text
> > > <https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/G183.html>, while
> > > simultaneously meeting the 4.5:1 contrast requirements for background
> > > <https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/G18.html>. The design team
> > > doesn't want to add an underline to links (except on hover and focus),
> > which,
> > > as I interpret it, means that the colors used for those links need to
> > have a
> > > luminosity contrast ratio of 3:1 relative to the surrounding text,
> which
> > is set
> > > as black. The problem is that whatever color is chosen for that
> purpose
> > also
> > > needs to have a luminosity contrast ratio of 4.5:1 relative to the
> > background,
> > > which is a very light gray, #FAF4F3. I've tried the palette
> recommended
> > in
> > > their brand guidelines for combinations that might work, but none of
> them
> > > do, so now I'm just kind of randomly flailing about trying to find a
> > color that
> > > works with one constraint, while not violating the other. I darken, I
> > lighten, I
> > > test, I rinse, I repeat, and so on.
> > > There's gotta be a more efficient way. Keep in mind I'm trying to hew
> > (or
> > > hue--ouch!) as closely to the palette used on the rest of the site, so
> I
> > can't
> > > just have any old color. Ideas?
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Rob
> > >
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> > > Assistive Technologies at Virginia Tech
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> > > > > > > > > > > > >
>
>
>
> --
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> Assistive Technologies at Virginia Tech
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Professional Certificate Web Accessibility Compliance (Distinction),
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