Kilotest: Diagnoses of text contrast improvable violation by HTML element 836 on Parking Reform Network Impact Report 2024 page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://parkingreform.org/about/impact-report-2024/
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 22:11 by job 261007T2147-9qy
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 12
  • Violations: 1484
  • Violators: 483
  • Issues: 66
• Download the full technical report (JSON)

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: 696
• Violators: 215

About the violator

• Tag name: P
• Text: 8 Q&A webinars featuring prominent authors and experts on parking reform and related issues, including Wes Marshall, Danniel Herriges, Henry Grabar, Sara Bronin and Anna Zivarts. These events helped members gain insights from thought leaders and engage directly with their work.
• Start tag: <p class="wp-block-paragraph">
• XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[5]/div[1]/p[2]
• Bounding box: x = 535, y = 11425, width = 850, height = 173
• Reported by Alfa + ASLint + Axe + HTML CodeSniffer + Pour + QualWeb + SureA11y

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the text contrast improvable issue for HTML element 836 of the Parking Reform Network Impact Report 2024 page.

1. The highest possible contrast of the text is 5.99:1 which is below the required contrast of 7:1

   Rule engine: Alfa (Siteimprove)

   Rule: r66

2. The highest possible contrast of the text is 5.99:1 which is below the required contrast of 7:1

   Rule engine: Alfa (Siteimprove)

   Rule: r66

3. The highest possible contrast of the text is 5.99:1 which is below the required contrast of 7:1

   Rule engine: Alfa (Siteimprove)

   Rule: r66

4. The highest possible contrast of the text is 5.99:1 which is below the required contrast of 7:1

   Rule engine: Alfa (Siteimprove)

   Rule: r66

5. The highest possible contrast of the text is 5.99:1 which is below the required contrast of 7:1

   Rule engine: Alfa (Siteimprove)

   Rule: r66

6. Expected color contrast ratio for small font size at least 7:1, but got ratio: 5.99:1, <code>background-color: #dcdcdc</code>, <code>foreground-color: #4b4f58</code>, <code>font-size: 13pt</code> (original: <code>17px</code>), <code>font-weight: 700</code>.

   Rule engine: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)

   Rule: color_contrast_aaa7

7. Expected color contrast ratio for small font size at least 7:1, but got ratio: 5.99:1, <code>background-color: #dcdcdc</code>, <code>foreground-color: #4b4f58</code>, <code>font-size: 13pt</code> (original: <code>17px</code>), <code>font-weight: 700</code>.

   Rule engine: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)

   Rule: color_contrast_aaa7

8. Expected color contrast ratio for small font size at least 7:1, but got ratio: 5.99:1, <code>background-color: #dcdcdc</code>, <code>foreground-color: #4b4f58</code>, <code>font-size: 13pt</code> (original: <code>17px</code>), <code>font-weight: 700</code>.

   Rule engine: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)

   Rule: color_contrast_aaa7

9. Expected color contrast ratio for small font size at least 7:1, but got ratio: 5.99:1, <code>background-color: #dcdcdc</code>, <code>foreground-color: #4b4f58</code>, <code>font-size: 13pt</code> (original: <code>17px</code>), <code>font-weight: 700</code>.

   Rule engine: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)

   Rule: color_contrast_aaa7

10. Expected color contrast ratio for small font size at least 7:1, but got ratio: 5.99:1, <code>background-color: #dcdcdc</code>, <code>foreground-color: #4b4f58</code>, <code>font-size: 13pt</code> (original: <code>17px</code>), <code>font-weight: 700</code>.

    Rule engine: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)

    Rule: color_contrast_aaa7

11. Elements must meet enhanced color contrast ratio thresholds; Element has insufficient color contrast of 5.98 (foreground color: #4b4f58, background color: #dcdcdc, font size: 12.8pt (17px), font weight: normal). Expected contrast ratio of 7:1

    Rule engine: Axe (Deque)

    Rule: color-contrast-enhanced

12. 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 5.99:1. Recommendation: change text colour to #41454e.

    Rule engine: HTML CodeSniffer (Squiz Labs)

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

13. Text must have enhanced contrast against its background (AAA)

    Rule engine: Pour (David Yarham and Geoffrey Crofte)

    Rule: color-contrast-enhanced

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

    Rule engine: QualWeb (University of Lisbon)

    Rule: QW-ACT-R76

15. Element has insufficient color contrast (AAA) of 5.99:1 (foreground: #4b4f58, background: #dcdcdc, font size: 17px, font weight: normal). Expected contrast ratio of 7:1 (normal text).

    Rule engine: SureA11y (Jorge Rumoroso)

    Rule: contrast-enhanced