Color Contrast Checker

Ensure your color combinations meet accessibility standards for better readability

Contrast Ratio

21.00:1Excellent
AA Normal TextMinimum: 4.5:1
AAA Normal TextMinimum: 7:1
AA Large TextMinimum: 3:1
AAA Large TextMinimum: 4.5:1

Sample Color Pairs

Navy on Yellow
#003366#FFFF00
Purple on Light Gray
#6E59A5#F6F6F7
Yellow on Black
#FFFF00#000000
Green on White
#006600#FFFFFF
Purple on Beige
#663399#F5F5DC
Dark Blue on Light Blue
#00008B#ADD8E6
Orange on Dark Blue
#FFA500#191970
Red on White
#FF0000#FFFFFF
Ocean Blue on Soft Yellow
#0EA5E9#FEF7CD
Deep Purple on White
#5B21B6#FFFFFF
Teal on Light Yellow
#0D9488#FEFCE8
Maroon on Light Gray
#7F1D1D#F5F5F5
Forest Green on Cream
#166534#FFFBEB
Indigo on Pale Pink
#4338CA#FEE2E2
Crimson on Light Blue
#BE123C#EFF6FF

Sample Heading

This is an example of normal body text. WCAG requires a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for normal text to meet AA standards.

This is large text (18pt bold)

This is small text which needs a higher contrast ratio to be readable by people with visual impairments.

Link Example

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