Kilotest: Diagnoses of text contrast improvable violation by HTML element 429 on California Groundbreakers page

Here is how tools diagnose the text contrast improvable issue for HTML element 429 of the California Groundbreakers page.

Basics

• About the text contrast improvable issue
  • Why it matters: Content is not easy to understand
  • Priority: lowest
  • Related WCAG standard: 1.4.6
• About the California Groundbreakers page
  • URL: https://www.californiagroundbreakers.org/
  • Tested on 2026-04-02 at 14:21
• About HTML element 429
  • Take me there
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: GAVIN NEWSOM'S GO-TO GUY FOR ADVICE ON CALIFORNIA BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY
  • Start tag: <a href="/news/2020/2/22/gavin-newsoms-go-to-guy-for-advice-on-california-business-and-the-economy" class="summary-title-link">
  • XPath: [not obtained]
  • Bounding box: x = 1779, y = 3446, width = 290, height = 95

Diagnoses

1. This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 7:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1. Recommendation: change text colour to #595959.

   Tool: HTML CodeSniffer (Squiz Labs)

   Rule: E-WCAG2AAA.Principle1.Guideline1_4.1_4_6.G17.Fail