Kilotest: Violations of contrast poor issue for Human Rights Watch contact page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://www.hrw.org/contact-us
• Tested 2 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
• Download the full technical report (JSON)

About the issue

• Why it matters: Content is difficult to understand
• Priority: highest
• Related WCAG standard: 1.4.3
• Reported by 5 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + Alfa + Axe + HTML CodeSniffer + WAVE)
• Violations: 8
• Violators: 6

Violators

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

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• Element 131

  • Tag name: SPAN
  • Text: DONATE NOW
  • Start tag: <span class="btn-text ">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/a[1]/span[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1495, y = 28, width = 137, height = 25
  • Reported by HTML CodeSniffer
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1337

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: If you have a question regarding your donation, please contact us at +1 212 377 9479
  • Start tag: <div class="px-6 pb-6 pt-6">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1290, y = 367, width = 326, height = 243
  • Reported by Alfa
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1338

  • Tag name: H4
  • Text: If you have a question regarding your donation, please contact us at +1 212 377 9479
  • Start tag: <h4>
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/h4[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1314, y = 391, width = 278, height = 195
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + WAVE
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1375

  • Tag name: H3
  • Text: Protecting Rights, Saving Lives
  • Start tag: <h3 class="donation__standard-title text-white mb-2 text-2xl md:text-4xl">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]/div[1]/div[1]/h3[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 360, y = 9766, width = 720, height = 60
  • Reported by HTML CodeSniffer
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1376

  • Tag name: P
  • Text: Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people in close to 100 countries worldwide, spotlighting abuses and bringing perpetrators to justice
  • Start tag: <p class="donation__standard-subtitle hrw-large-text-bold">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]/div[1]/div[1]/p[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 360, y = 9834, width = 720, height = 57
  • Reported by HTML CodeSniffer
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1380

  • Tag name: SPAN
  • Text: DONATE NOW
  • Start tag: <span class="btn-text ">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/span[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1358, y = 9816, width = 137, height = 24
  • Reported by HTML CodeSniffer
  • What diagnoses were reported?