To check the color contrast between foreground and background of the texts
WCAG Color contrast checker is available to install from Chrome Web Store and for download from this page. It has 70,000+ active users The latest version is 3.8.4, and it was published 9 months ago.
Install from Chrome Web StoreTotal download count: 44
All available versions
You can find the current and older versions of WCAG Color contrast checker here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.
As a free user, you can only download the latest version.
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11 versions available for download. Install CRX file
Option 1: The easy way (for Windows users only)
- Download and run chrome-stats.exe file on your PC. This method will allow you to install Chrome extensions directly from chrome-stats.com in one click. You only need to do this once!
- Type in
chrome://restart
in the URL bar to restart the browser for the changes to take effect. - Download and install the WCAG Color contrast checker CRX file
Option 2: Advanced method
- Download WCAG Color contrast checker CRX file
- NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Chrome Web Store. If so, you may need to use option 1, or download the ZIP file instead.
- In the URL bar, go to
chrome://extensions
- Enable Developer mode
- Drag and drop the downloaded WCAG Color contrast checker CRX file into the Extensions page
- When prompted, click Add extension to install WCAG Color contrast checker.
Install ZIP file
- Download and unpack the WCAG Color contrast checker ZIP file to a directory of your choice.
- In Chrome browser, go to
chrome://extensions
- Enable Developer mode.
- Click on the Load Unpacked button.
- Select the directory of with the unpacked WCAG Color contrast checker ZIP file from step 1. WCAG Color contrast checker is now installed on your browser.
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