Kilotest: Diagnoses of text contrast improvable violation by HTML element 866 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
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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: 696
• Violators: 215

About the violator

• Tag name: P
• Text: For the second year, PRN officially partnered with Park(ing) Day to amplify its reach and message, marking a significant milestone in our community-building efforts. The collaboration began in July and continued through to October as the event concluded. Park(ing) Day provides a unique platform to reimagine urban spaces, and PRN’s involvement was key to connecting with a broader community of advocates, many of whom were introduced to our work for the first time.
• Start tag: <p class="wp-block-paragraph">
• XPath: [not obtained]
• Bounding box: x = 545, y = 12147, width = 403, height = 347
• Reported by Alfa + ASLint + Axe + HTML CodeSniffer + Pour + QualWeb

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Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the text contrast improvable issue for HTML element 866 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. 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

5. 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

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. 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

8. 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

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

   Rule engine: Pour (David Yarham and Geoffrey Crofte)

   Rule: color-contrast-enhanced

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

    Rule engine: QualWeb (University of Lisbon)

    Rule: QW-ACT-R76