Color & Contrast

What Is Color & Contrast?

Color & Contrast is a free design tool that helps designers and developers evaluate color combinations for accessibility compliance. The tool checks the contrast ratio between foreground and background colors to ensure they meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards. By providing real-time contrast analysis, Color & Contrast enables teams to create more inclusive digital products without requiring specialized accessibility knowledge or expensive software.

What Color & Contrast Does

• Calculates contrast ratios between two colors and displays results against WCAG AA and AAA standards
• Accepts color input via hexadecimal codes, RGB values, or visual color picker tools
• Provides live previews showing how color combinations appear in practice
• Supports alpha transparency adjustments for foreground colors
• Allows users to manually adjust color values to achieve target contrast levels
• Displays contrast results in multiple color formats (HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL)

How Color & Contrast Can Be Used

• Testing text and background color combinations during UI design to ensure readability for users with low vision
• Validating color choices in mockups and prototypes before development handoff
• Checking large text, small text, and non-text elements (like icons and borders) against appropriate contrast thresholds
• Iterating on color selections to move from non-compliant to accessible combinations
• Documenting contrast test results for accessibility audit reports and compliance documentation

Who Is Color & Contrast For?

Color & Contrast serves UX and UI designers, web developers, and accessibility specialists who need to evaluate color contrast without switching between multiple tools. The free pricing model makes it accessible to freelancers, agencies, and in-house teams of any size. Whether working on websites, applications, or digital documents, anyone responsible for meeting accessibility standards will find Color & Contrast useful for validating that color combinations are perceptible to users with varying vision capabilities. Visit Color & Contrast