Color contrast checker (WCAG 2.2)

Check the WCAG 2.2 contrast ratio between a text color and its background, with AA and AAA pass or fail for normal text, large text and UI parts.

Обновлено 28 сентября 2026 г.Проверенные примеры: 5

Contrast ratio

Знаков после запятой: 2; В сторону нуля

AA normal text (≥ 4.5:1): Пройдено
AA large text (≥ 3:1): Пройдено
AAA normal text (≥ 7:1): Пройдено
AAA large text (≥ 4.5:1): Пройдено
UI components (≥ 3:1): Пройдено
Text luminance: 0.0215
Background luminance: 1.0000

#1F2937 on #FFFFFF has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1, which passes AA normal text, AA large text, AAA normal text, AAA large text and UI components.

#1F2937 text on #FFFFFF

Normal text, 16 px: the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Large text, 24 px (18 pt): the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Large bold text, 19 px (14 pt): the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Where the ratio falls

Как выполняется расчёт S

Linearise each channel
$\begin{aligned} C_{lin} &= \begin{cases} C/12.92 & C \le 0.04045 \\ ((C + 0.055)/1.055)^{2.4} & \text{otherwise}\end{cases} \\ \text{text } (R, G, B)_{lin} &= (0.0137, 0.0222, 0.0382) \end{aligned}$
WCAG's text prints 0.03928 as the threshold, the older sRGB draft value; for 8-bit colors both thresholds give identical results because no 8-bit value falls between them.
Relative luminance
$L_{text} = 0.02153,\quad L_{background} = 1.00000$
Contrast ratio (lighter over darker)
$\frac{1.00000 + 0.05}{0.02153 + 0.05} = 14.6791$
Compared with the thresholds unrounded: 4.5 for normal text at AA, 3 for large text and UI parts, 7 and 4.5 at AAA.

О калькуляторе: Color contrast checker (WCAG 2.2)

WCAG measures contrast as (L1 + 0.05) ÷ (L2 + 0.05), where L1 and L2 are the relative luminances of the lighter and darker color. Each luminance comes from the linearized sRGB channels, weighted 0.2126 for red, 0.7152 for green and 0.0722 for blue, so the ratio runs from 1:1 for identical colors to 21:1 for black on white.

Designers and developers check it before shipping text, buttons and icons. The default, #1F2937 slate text on a white background, measures 14.67:1 and passes all five checks, while #777777 on white measures 4.48:1, just under the 4.5:1 that AA needs for normal text.

The ratio is truncated to two decimals and compared unrounded, as WCAG requires, so 4.499:1 fails the 4.5:1 threshold. Alpha is ignored; blend a semi-transparent color onto its background first.

Примеры с решением

Black on white is the maximum

Text color: #000000
Background color: #FFFFFF

Contrast ratio: 21.00 :1
AA normal text (≥ 4.5:1): Пройдено
AAA normal text (≥ 7:1): Пройдено

Источник проверки: WCAG 2.2 definition: (1 + 0.05) / (0 + 0.05) = 21

#777777 on white just misses AA

Text color: #777777
Background color: #FFFFFF

Contrast ratio: 4.48 :1
AA normal text (≥ 4.5:1): Не пройдено
AA large text (≥ 3:1): Пройдено
UI components (≥ 3:1): Пройдено

Источник проверки: Python 3.8 decimal: luminance of 0x77 = 0.18447…, (1.05) / (0.23447…) = 4.4781…

#767676 on white passes AA

Text color: #767676
Background color: #FFFFFF

Contrast ratio: 4.54 :1
AA normal text (≥ 4.5:1): Пройдено
AAA normal text (≥ 7:1): Не пройдено
AAA large text (≥ 4.5:1): Пройдено

Источник проверки: Python 3.8 decimal: 1.05 / (0.18116… + 0.05) = 4.5422…

Same color on itself (edge)

Text color: teal
Background color: #008080

Contrast ratio: 1.00 :1
AA large text (≥ 3:1): Не пройдено
UI components (≥ 3:1): Не пройдено

Источник проверки: WCAG 2.2 definition: (L + 0.05) / (L + 0.05) = 1

Вопросы

What contrast ratio does WCAG require?

Level AA needs at least 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text (success criterion 1.4.3), and 3:1 for user interface components and meaningful graphics (1.4.11). Level AAA raises text to 7:1 and large text to 4.5:1 (1.4.6). Logos, disabled controls and purely decorative text have no requirement. Most laws and procurement rules point to level AA.

What counts as large text in WCAG?

Large text is at least 18 point, or 14 point when bold. In CSS, where 1 pt is 1.333 px, that is 24 px for regular weight and about 18.66 px for bold. W3C's Understanding document puts these at roughly 1.5 em and 1.2 em of default body text, and warns that very thin fonts may need more. Large text only needs 3:1 at AA instead of 4.5:1.

What is the lightest gray text that passes AA on white?

#767676, which gives 4.54:1 on #FFFFFF. One step lighter, #777777, gives 4.48:1 and fails, because WCAG compares the exact ratio with 4.5 and allows no rounding up. For large text you can go much lighter: any gray that reaches 3:1, such as #949494 at 3.03:1, passes AA.

Did WCAG 2.2 change the contrast requirements?

No. WCAG 2.2 became a W3C Recommendation on 5 October 2023 and added 9 success criteria, mainly on focus visibility, target size and authentication, but the contrast criteria 1.4.3, 1.4.6 and 1.4.11 are the same as in WCAG 2.1. A color pair that passed under 2.1 still passes under 2.2, at the same 4.5:1 and 3:1 thresholds.

Does the order of text and background colors matter?

No. The formula always puts the lighter color's luminance on top, so white text on #1F2937 and #1F2937 text on white both measure 14.67:1. What changes is how the pair reads: light text on a dark background can look thinner or bolder depending on the font and screen, so check the actual rendering too, especially at small sizes.

Насколько точен «Color contrast checker (WCAG 2.2)»?

Точность зависит от введённых данных и допущений метода. Десятичная арифметика использует 50 значащих цифр, но оценки, численные методы и исходные данные могут быть менее точными; округление на экране не устраняет эти ограничения. Решённые примеры, проверенные по независимым источникам: 5. Например, «Black on white is the maximum» проверяется по источнику WCAG 2.2 definition: (1 + 0.05) / (0 + 0.05) = 21.

Откуда взята методика?

W3C WCAG 2.2 — Success Criteria 1.4.3, 1.4.6 and 1.4.11; definitions of contrast ratio and relative luminance; W3C Understanding SC 1.4.3 — large text is at least 18 pt, or 14 pt bold.

Об этом калькуляторе

\begin{aligned} \text{ratio} &= \frac{L_1 + 0.05}{L_2 + 0.05} \\[4pt] L &= 0.2126 R_{lin} + 0.7152 G_{lin} \\ &\quad + 0.0722 B_{lin} \end{aligned}

Источники

Проверено по источникам

В калькулятор включены решённые примеры с ответами из независимых источников. Их количество: 5. Они входят в набор тестов, и вы также можете запустить их здесь.