Kilotest: Diagnoses of text contrast improvable violation by HTML element 278 on LibreOffice page

Here is how tools diagnose the text contrast improvable issue for HTML element 278 of the LibreOffice 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 LibreOffice page
  • URL: https://www.libreoffice.org/
  • Tested on 2026-04-05 at 23:04
• About HTML element 278
  • Take me there
  • Tag name: H5
  • Text: from LibreOffice official blog
  • Start tag: <h5>
  • XPath: /html/body/section[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/h5[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 390, y = 1549, width = 555, height = 18

Diagnoses

1. The highest possible contrast of the text is 3.29:1 which is below the required contrast of 7:1

   Tool: Alfa (Siteimprove)

   Rule: r66

2. Expected color contrast ratio for small font size at least 7:1, but got ratio: 3.29:1, <code>background-color: #ffffff</code>, <code>foreground-color: #00a500</code>, <code>font-size: 14pt</code> (original: <code>18px</code>), <code>font-weight: 300</code>.

   Tool: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)

   Rule: color_contrast_aaa7

3. Elements must meet enhanced color contrast ratio thresholds; Element has insufficient color contrast of 5.37 (foreground color: #626c72, background color: #ffffff, font size: 13.5pt (18px), font weight: normal). Expected contrast ratio of 7:1

   Tool: Axe (Deque)

   Rule: color-contrast-enhanced

4. 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 5.37:1. Recommendation: change text colour to #505a60.

   Tool: HTML CodeSniffer (Squiz Labs)

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

5. [failed] Element has contrast ratio lower than minimum.

   Tool: QualWeb (University of Lisbon)

   Rule: QW-ACT-R76

6. 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 5.37:1. Recommendation: change text colour to #505a60.

   Tool: WallyAX (Wally)