johno/furtive

Default link color does not have enough contrast with white background

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#62 opened on Jan 16, 2018

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Description

Automated tools like HTML_CodeSniffer and lighthouse complain that the blue links don't have enough contrast with the background and that can make them hard to read for some people.

(You can also have a look at the WCAG guidelines about contrast ratio.)

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Tech stack
css
Domain
frontendaccessibility
Issue type
accessibility
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
under 1 hour
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
basic CSS
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
80
Research direction
The issue requests increasing contrast of default link color. The color is likely defined in the main CSS stylesheet (e.g., furtive.css). To meet WCAG AA, the contrast ratio against white background must be at least 4.5:1. Use a tool like WebAIM Contrast Checker to find a suitable blue color and update the CSS.
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