Kilotest: Diagnoses of text contrast not testable violation by HTML element 545 on Freedom House page

Here is how tools diagnose the text contrast not testable issue for HTML element 545 of the Freedom House page.

Basics

• About the text contrast not testable issue
  • Why it matters: Text may be difficult to read
  • Priority: lowest
  • Related WCAG standard: 1.4.3
• About the Freedom House page
  • URL: https://freedomhouse.org/
  • Tested on 2026-04-02 at 14:24
• About HTML element 545
  • Tag name: SPAN
  • Text: opens in new tab
  • Start tag: <span class="visually-hidden">
  • XPath: [not obtained]
  • Bounding box: x = 499, y = 3781, width = 1, height = 1

Diagnoses

1. This element is absolutely positioned and the background color can not be determined. Ensure the contrast ratio between the text and all covered parts of the background are at least 4.5:1.

   Tool: HTML CodeSniffer (Squiz Labs)

   Rule: W-WCAG2AAA.Principle1.Guideline1_4.1_4_6.G18.Abs