While high color contrast is generally good for readability, too much contrast\u2014such as stark black text on a pure white background\u2014can cause visual fatigue or discomfort, especially for people with sensory sensitivities, migraines, or certain cognitive conditions. To ensure accessibility for a broader audience, it’s often better to use slightly softened contrasts, like dark gray text on an off-white background. This still maintains legibility while reducing glare and eye strain. Always test your color choices across different devices and lighting conditions, and consider offering a “reduced contrast” or dark mode option when possible.<\/p>\n
The monthly Web Accessibility Tip comes from WebAIM and is shared to get a wider audience.\u00a0<\/span>For more information about web accessibility, please visit the\u00a0WebAIM website.<\/a><\/p>\n See also\u00a0information about\u00a0how you can subscribe to the monthly\u00a0WebAIM Newsletter<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>which contains lots of great information about web accessibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Quick Tip: High Color Contrast While high color contrast is generally good for readability, too much contrast\u2014such as stark black text on a pure white background\u2014can cause visual fatigue or discomfort, especially for people with sensory sensitivities, migraines, or certain cognitive conditions. To ensure accessibility for a broader audience, it’s… Continue Reading Accessibility Tips – April 2025<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3110,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,113],"tags":[155,81],"class_list":["post-3977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-accessibility","category-news","tag-accessibility","tag-web-design"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jebswebs.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pxfuel.com_.jpg?fit=2400%2C2400&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2yQAJ-129","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jebswebs.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jebswebs.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jebswebs.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jebswebs.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jebswebs.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3977"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jebswebs.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3978,"href":"https:\/\/jebswebs.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3977\/revisions\/3978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jebswebs.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jebswebs.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jebswebs.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jebswebs.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}