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From: Tom Livingston
Date: Sep 17, 2020 9:48AM

Thank you Laura, I assumed this was the case but wanted to confirm.

On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 10:44 AM Laura Fathauer < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> Currently you'll need to validate contrast errors flagged by
> accessibility testing tools. They're not quite sophisticated enough to
> calculate the end visible result. If they do fail the contrast checks
> when you check them with manual contrast tools, they are indeed
> accessibility violations.
>
> Laura
>
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 9:17 AM Tom Livingston < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >
> > Hello list,
> >
> > I recently tested a site in the Wave tool and the results came back
> > with no "Errors" but with several contrast errors. These are also
> > colored red in the tool results. Do these contrast errors constitute
> > an actual fail for compliance like the other red errors? I'm not able
> > to determine this clearly from the tool.
> >
> > Thanks for any help you can provide
> >
> > --
> >
> > Tom Livingston | Senior Front End Developer
> >
> > #663399
> > > > > > > > > > > > --

Tom Livingston | Senior Front End Developer | Media Logic |
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