Kilotest: Diagnoses of text contrast improvable violation by HTML element 529 on California Groundbreakers page

Here is how tools diagnose the text contrast improvable issue for HTML element 529 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 529
  • Take me there
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: A "GROUNDBREAKERS Q&A" WITH THE ULTIMATE TREKKIE: UC DAVIS CHANCELLOR GARY MAY
  • Start tag: <a href="/news/2019/9/15/a-groundbreakers-qampa-with-the-ultimate-trekkie-uc-davis-chancellor-gary-may" class="summary-title-link">
  • XPath: [not obtained]
  • Bounding box: x = 3388, y = 3446, width = 296, 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