Kilotest: Diagnoses of text contrast improvable violation by HTML element 1506 on Human Rights Watch contact page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://www.hrw.org/contact-us
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 21:44 by job 261007T2129-ov7
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 11
  • Violations: 1653
  • Violators: 652
  • Issues: 54
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About the issue

• Why it matters: Content is not easy to understand
• Priority: lowest
• Related WCAG standard: 1.4.6
• Reported by 7 rule engines (Alfa + ASLint + Axe + HTML CodeSniffer + Pour + QualWeb + SureA11y)
• Violations: 924
• Violators: 452

About the violator

• Tag name: DIV
• Text: We use cookies, tracking technologies, and third-party analytics tools to better understand who is using the website and improve your experience. By using our website you are agreeing to this. Read our privacy policy to find out what cookies are used for and how to change your settings.
• Start tag: <div id="hrw-cookie-dialog__text">
• XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[2]
• Bounding box: x = 370, y = 989, width = 928, height = 81
• Reported by Alfa + ASLint

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Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the text contrast improvable issue for HTML element 1506 of the Human Rights Watch contact page.

1. The highest possible contrast of the text is 4.94:1 which is below the required contrast of 7:1

   Rule engine: Alfa (Siteimprove)

   Rule: r66

2. Expected color contrast ratio for small font size at least 7:1, but got ratio: 4.94:1, <code>background-color: #ffffff</code>, <code>foreground-color: #0071ce</code>, <code>font-size: 14pt</code> (original: <code>18px</code>), <code>font-weight: 400</code>.

   Rule engine: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)

   Rule: color_contrast_aaa4