Colour and contrast
contrast-over-gradient
WCAG 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) Level AA
Who this affects
The text sits on a gradient and drops below the required contrast at the pale end.
How to fix it
Adjust the gradient, or the text colour, so contrast holds across the whole gradient. Test against the lightest and darkest stops.
How much work is it?
Usually a template or design change. That is a rough guide for planning, not an estimate for your codebase. A single content edit repeated across a template is a template change.
What a person still has to check
Passing this rule does not mean 1.4.3 passes. Automation checks part of the criterion, and the rest is a judgement:
Check the text we could not measure: text over images, video, and anything drawn on a canvas.
Read 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) in plain language
Where this check comes from
This is our own check, not an axe rule. We added it because the failure it catches is common and nothing else was catching it.
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