Kilotest: Violations of contrast poor issue for Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://www.thefire.org/
• Tested 2 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 21:34 by job 261007T2113-rl6
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 11
    • Reported any rule violations: 10
  • Violations: 618
  • Violators: 318
  • Issues: 49
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About the issue

• Why it matters: Content is difficult to understand
• Priority: highest
• Related WCAG standard: 1.4.3
• Reported by 4 rule engines (HTML CodeSniffer + Pour + SureA11y + WAVE)
• Violations: 22
• Violators: 20

Violators

Here are the HTML elements reported to violate rules belonging to the contrast poor issue.

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• Element 64

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Skip to main content
  • Start tag: <a class="skiplink" href="#maincontent" aria-hidden="true">
  • XPath: /html/body/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 0, y = 0, width = 1, height = 1
  • Reported by SureA11y + WAVE
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• Element 173

  • Tag name: SPAN
  • Text: SUBMIT A CASE
  • Start tag: <span class="inner-text">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[2]/li[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[3]/li[1]/div[1]/a[1]/span[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1266, y = 165, width = 127, height = 0
  • Reported by WAVE
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• Element 170

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Have your rights been violated?
  • Start tag: <div class="title">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[2]/li[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[3]/li[1]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1240, y = 165, width = 560, height = 0
  • Reported by WAVE
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• Element 171

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: If you face retaliation over protected speech, reach out to FIRE to learn more about how we can protect your rights.
  • Start tag: <div class="description">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[2]/li[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[3]/li[1]/div[1]/div[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 1240, y = 165, width = 560, height = 0
  • Reported by WAVE
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• Element 207

  • Tag name: SPAN
  • Text: SUBSCRIBE
  • Start tag: <span class="inner-text">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[2]/li[2]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[2]/li[1]/div[1]/a[1]/span[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 546, y = 165, width = 92, height = 0
  • Reported by WAVE
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• Element 204

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Subscribe to FIRE Updates
  • Start tag: <div class="title">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[2]/li[2]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[2]/li[1]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 520, y = 165, width = 560, height = 0
  • Reported by WAVE
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• Element 205

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Stay up to date with FIRE's biggest cases and battles for free expression.
  • Start tag: <div class="description">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[2]/li[2]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[2]/li[1]/div[1]/div[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 520, y = 165, width = 560, height = 0
  • Reported by WAVE
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• Element 215

  • Tag name: SPAN
  • Text: PROTECT FREE SPEECH
  • Start tag: <span class="inner-text">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[2]/li[2]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[2]/li[2]/div[1]/a[1]/span[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1266, y = 165, width = 189, height = 0
  • Reported by WAVE
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• Element 212

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Take Action
  • Start tag: <div class="title">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[2]/li[2]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[2]/li[2]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1240, y = 165, width = 272, height = 0
  • Reported by WAVE
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• Element 213

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Across the nation, free speech rights are under attack. Join us in defending this essential quality of liberty. Make your voice heard and join a campaign.
  • Start tag: <div class="description">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[2]/li[2]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[2]/li[2]/div[1]/div[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 1240, y = 165, width = 560, height = 0
  • Reported by WAVE
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• Element 251

  • Tag name: SPAN
  • Text: EXPLORE RANKINGS
  • Start tag: <span class="inner-text">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[2]/li[3]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[2]/li[1]/div[1]/a[1]/span[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 546, y = 165, width = 167, height = 0
  • Reported by WAVE
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• Element 248

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: College Free Speech Rankings
  • Start tag: <div class="title">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[2]/li[3]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[2]/li[1]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 520, y = 165, width = 560, height = 0
  • Reported by WAVE
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• Element 249

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: This year FIRE and College Pulse surveyed nearly 63,000 students and ranked 261 U.S. colleges and universities. We use real student experiences, university policies, and speech controversies to determine the free speech rankings.
  • Start tag: <div class="description">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[2]/li[3]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[2]/li[1]/div[1]/div[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 520, y = 165, width = 560, height = 0
  • Reported by WAVE
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• Element 259

  • Tag name: SPAN
  • Text: LEARN MORE
  • Start tag: <span class="inner-text">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[2]/li[3]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[2]/li[2]/div[1]/a[1]/span[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1266, y = 165, width = 108, height = 0
  • Reported by WAVE
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• Element 256

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: National Speech Index
  • Start tag: <div class="title">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[2]/li[3]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[2]/li[2]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1240, y = 165, width = 527, height = 0
  • Reported by WAVE
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• Element 257

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: The National Speech Index tracks free speech sentiments in America. It is a quarterly survey component of America's Political Pulse from the Polarization Research Lab.
  • Start tag: <div class="description">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[2]/li[3]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[2]/li[2]/div[1]/div[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 1240, y = 165, width = 560, height = 0
  • Reported by WAVE
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• Element 284

  • Tag name: INPUT
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <input class="js-header-search-input" type="search" name="q" aria-label="Search Term(s)" placeholder="Enter search terms" style="">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/form[1]/input[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1892, y = 78, width = 30, height = 50
  • Reported by Pour
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• Element 298

  • Tag name: SPAN
  • Text: LAWSUIT: FIRE ANNOUNCES LAWSUIT AGAINST TENNESSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT OVER PRE-DAWN RAID AT CRITIC’S HOME
  • Start tag: <span class="inner-text">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/article[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]/span[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 106, y = 850, width = 514, height = 72
  • Reported by WAVE
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• Element 295

  • Tag name: H2
  • Text: Free Speech Makes Free People
  • Start tag: <h2 class="h2">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/article[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/h2[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 80, y = 575, width = 540, height = 128
  • Reported by HTML CodeSniffer + WAVE
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• Element 296

  • Tag name: P
  • Text: The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought — the most essential qualities of liberty.
  • Start tag: <p>
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/article[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/p[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 80, y = 723, width = 540, height = 90
  • Reported by WAVE
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