Color Contrast Checker

Section 508 - Testing Web Content Accessibility

Color Contrast Checker - Web Content Accessibility Tool

The 'Color Contrast Checker' is a powerful Chrome extension designed for those keen on making their web content easily accessible to users. It tests the contrast ratio and the luminosity levels of your web pages against the WCAG 2.0 level AA and AAA standards. This tool is a boon for web designers, developers, and anyone seeking to build visually harmonized and accessible web interfaces.
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Extension stats

Manifest V2
By: 18 Clans
Users: 1,000+
Rating: 3.50
(2)
Version: 0.0.1 (Last updated: 2017-05-12)
Creation date: 2017-05-12
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • storage
Size: 134.14K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

User reviews

When you click the button to either pick foreground/background box the overlay on the page is not move-able. In my case I was checking the skip links in the top left of the page when focused. Except I couldn't use this tool because it obscured the link.
by Peter Row, 2019-09-20
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Color Contrast Checker does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood

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Risk likelihood analysis details
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