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Re: Contrast Question for 1.4.3

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From: Karl Brown
Date: Jan 19, 2018 1:19AM


Hi Peter,

For a little further clarity, 14 point at font weight 700 doesn't mean a
developer should go:

.class {
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: 700
}

Pixels don't equal points, as Patrick showed when I asked last year (
https://webaim.org/discussion/mail_thread?thread„18). 14pt bold would
still need to be about 19.2 pixels to use 3:1 contrast ratio and still be
compliant.


On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 4:32 PM, Beranek, Nicholas via WebAIM-Forum <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hi Peter, we interpret font-weight: bold to equal 700 and, therefore,
> require 14pt 700 for 3 to 1 ratio consideration.
>
> The following link is a reference guide that should help you:
> http://htmldog.com/references/css/properties/font-weight/
>
> Nick Beranek
> Capital One
>
>