WebAIM - Web Accessibility In Mind

E-mail List Archives

Removing CSS Background image for legibility an Accessibility requirement?

for

From: Ramakrishnan Subramanian
Date: Mar 15, 2022 2:03AM

Hi Folks,
I have a query on testing a Web page by removing the background image.
I am aware of the scenario of failures where the page content fails
when a background CSS image is used for informative purpose. But I am
not sure about the following scenario hence request your inputs. the
scenario which we have is White text with background image. When we
remove the background CSS image, the White text will not be visible
because it is white on white. Is this a WCAG or Section 508 failure?
Is it a common practice to test a web page by removing the CSS
decorative image to see whether the foreground content is legible?


--

Thanks and Regards
Ramakrishnan