Colour Contrast Checker

Check the contrast between different colour combinations against WCAG standards

What is Colour Contrast Checker?

"Colour Contrast Checker" is a user-friendly Chrome extension designed to aid in testing and improving the accessibility of texts on webpages. It helps users measure and compare the contrast ratio of different colour combinations (background and foreground) against the WCAG's level 2 standards. It offers features such as comparing colours via Hex codes or colour names, using the colour picker tool for immediate comparison, saving colour combinations for future reference, and sharing links of contrast-checked colours. Additionally, it allows quick reversal of background and foreground colours for easier contrast adjustment.

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By: https://colourcontrast.cc

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Users: 30,000+

Rating: 4.03 (29)

Version: 1.4.2 (Last updated: 2023-05-17)

Creation date: 2019-09-06

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

activeTab

Size: 428.03K

Email: hi*****@alexclapperton.co.uk

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 5325 ▼ 111

Other rankings

#351 in Accessibility ▼ 3 #21 in checker keyword 75 ▲ 1 #82 in compare keyword 7 #145 in color picker keyword 67 ▲ 2 #149 in color keyword 71 ▲ 72

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Colour Contrast Checker (v1.4.2)

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Summary

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Compare the contrast ratio of 2 colours, background and foreground, within a webpage against level 2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

*More information about understanding colour contrast: https://webaim.org/articles/contrast/

Features

Use the text fields to compare colours using Hex codes or colour names
Use the colour picker tool to compare colours on a webpage
Store up to 6 colour combinations you have compared (uses local storage) to refer back to later
Quickly reverse background and foreground colours
Generate a share link of colours compared

Once you have installed the extension you may need to reload the webpage you are currently on to begin using the extension.

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