Color Contrast Checker

Instantly check your color combinations to ensure your design is readable, accessible, and WCAG compliant.

Foreground Color:

Background Color:

Small Text

Large Text

UI Component

Contrast Ratio 0:1

WCAG Compliance

Element Type	AA	AAA
Small Text	Fail	Fail
Large Text	Fail	Fail
Non Text Elements	Fail	Fail

What Is a Color Contrast Checker?

A Colour Contrast Checker is an essential tool for web designers, developers, and content creators, designed to ensure that the text on a website is readable for everyone, including people with visual impairments. It works by analyzing the difference in perceived lightness between a foreground color (like text) and its background color.

This powerful color analyzer functions as a precise Contrast Ratio Calculator, giving you an exact numerical value for your color combinations. Its primary purpose is to verify if your design is WCAG Compliant. The tool instantly shows you whether your colors pass the internationally recognized accessibility standards, acting as both an AA contrast checker and a more stringent AAA contrast checker.

Ultimately, this Accessibility Color Checker is a critical component of inclusive design. By making it easy to test your color palettes for text, icons, and other UI components, it empowers you to create websites and applications that are not only beautiful but also accessible and user-friendly for all visitors.

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How Our Color Contrast Checker Works

Get an instant, detailed analysis of your color combinations to ensure they meet accessibility standards.

Select Your Foreground & Background Colors

Use the color pickers to select your colors, or simply paste the hex codes for your foreground (text/UI element) and background into the designated fields.

Analyze the Live Preview and Ratio

Instantly see the calculated contrast ratio and a live preview of your color combination as it would appear for small text, large text, and other UI components.

Check for WCAG Compliance

Review the simple Pass/Fail results in the WCAG Compliance table. Our tool automatically checks your contrast against both AA and AAA standards for all element types.

Why Choose Our Color Contrast Checker?

Create beautiful, accessible, and user-friendly designs that are compliant with global accessibility standards.

Ensure WCAG Compliance

Our WCAG Complaint tool makes it easy to create inclusive designs. Instantly verify if your color combinations meet both AA and AAA accessibility standards for all types of content.

Design with Confidence

Take the guesswork out of choosing accessible colors. Our real-time color analyzer and live preview give you the confidence to know that your design choices are both beautiful and functional.

Improve Readability and UX

Good contrast is the foundation of good readability. By using our Contrast Ratio Calculator, you can ensure your text is easy to read, reducing eye strain and improving the user experience for everyone.

Test for All Content Types

Our Accessibility Color Checker goes beyond just text. It provides clear Pass/Fail results for small text, large text, and non-text elements like icons and UI components, ensuring your entire interface is compliant.

Why Use This Color Contrast Checker?

Designed for accuracy, speed, and simplicity. Our tool makes designing accessible websites effortless.

Free Forever

Use the Color Contrast Checker for all your projects without paying a single dime. No trials, no limits, just a fast, free solution for your design accessibility needs.

No Signup Required

Check your colors instantly without the need to create an account. We provide immediate access to our design tools so you can get the answers you need, fast.

Instant Real-Time Feedback

See your results update instantly as you adjust your colors. Our tool provides a live preview and an immediate Pass/Fail report, making it incredibly easy to use.

Comprehensive AA & AAA Analysis

Our tool functions as both an AA contrast checker and a more stringent AAA contrast checker, giving you the flexibility to aim for the level of compliance your project requires.

Private & Secure

Your design choices are your own. All calculations happen directly on your device. We never store the color information you enter, ensuring your work remains confidential.

Frequently Asked Questions

Explore our FAQs to learn how our Color Contrast Checker can help you create beautiful and accessible designs.