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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
> >
> > >