Kilotest: Diagnoses of text contrast improvable violation by HTML element 509 on California Groundbreakers page

Here is how tools diagnose the text contrast improvable issue for HTML element 509 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 509
  • Take me there
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: JUST IN TIME FOR PG&E'S "PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF" - OUR DISCUSSION ABOUT LIVING IN A HIGH-RISK WILDFIRE ZONE
  • Start tag: <a href="/news/2019/9/23/just-in-time-for-pgampes-public-safety-power-shutoff-our-discussion-about-living-in-a-high-risk-wildfire-zone" class="summary-title-link">
  • XPath: [not obtained]
  • Bounding box: x = 3066, y = 3461, width = 287, height = 143

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