Kilotest: Violations of text contrast improvable 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 not easy to understand
• Priority: lowest
• Related WCAG standard: 1.4.6
• Reported by 5 rule engines (ASLint + HTML CodeSniffer + Pour + QualWeb + SureA11y)
• Violations: 35
• Violators: 24

Violators

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

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• Element 62

  • Tag name: BODY
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <body class="path-frontpage page-node-type-page page--include-toc" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; inset: 0px; height: unset;">
  • XPath: /html/body
  • Bounding box: x = 0, y = 0, width = 1920, height = 1080
  • Reported by ASLint
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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
  • Take me there
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• Element 969

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: DONATE
  • Start tag: <a href="/donate?form=FUNCNZRZALN" class="btn-lg donate">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/footer[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1720, y = 11327, width = 120, height = 52
  • Reported by ASLint
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• Element 970

  • Tag name: SPAN
  • Text: DONATE
  • Start tag: <span class="inner-text">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/footer[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/a[1]/span[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1740, y = 11341, width = 80, height = 20
  • Reported by QualWeb + SureA11y
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• Element 122

  • Tag name: LI
  • Text: Donate
  • Start tag: <li class="item donate" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[1]/li[3]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by ASLint
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• Element 169

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Have your rights been violated? … SUBMIT A CASE
  • Start tag: <div class="inner">
  • 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]
  • Bounding box: x = 1200, y = 165, width = 640, height = 0
  • Reported by ASLint
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• Element 172

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: SUBMIT A CASE
  • Start tag: <a href="/submit-a-case" class="link js-link-event-link">
  • 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]
  • Bounding box: x = 1240, y = 165, width = 153, height = 0
  • Reported by ASLint
  • Take me there
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• Element 203

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Subscribe to FIRE Updates … SUBSCRIBE
  • Start tag: <div class="inner">
  • 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]
  • Bounding box: x = 480, y = 165, width = 640, height = 0
  • Reported by ASLint
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• Element 206

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: SUBSCRIBE
  • Start tag: <a href="/get-involved/subscribe-fire-updates" class="link js-link-event-link">
  • 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]
  • Bounding box: x = 520, y = 165, width = 118, height = 0
  • Reported by ASLint
  • Take me there
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• Element 211

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Take Action … PROTECT FREE SPEECH
  • Start tag: <div class="inner">
  • 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]
  • Bounding box: x = 1200, y = 165, width = 640, height = 0
  • Reported by ASLint
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• Element 214

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: PROTECT FREE SPEECH
  • Start tag: <a href="/get-involved/take-action" class="link js-link-event-link">
  • 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]
  • Bounding box: x = 1240, y = 165, width = 215, height = 0
  • Reported by ASLint
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 247

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: College Free Speech Rankings … EXPLORE RANKINGS
  • Start tag: <div class="inner">
  • 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]
  • Bounding box: x = 480, y = 165, width = 640, height = 0
  • Reported by ASLint
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• Element 250

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: EXPLORE RANKINGS
  • Start tag: <a href="/college-free-speech-rankings" class="link js-link-event-link">
  • 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]
  • Bounding box: x = 520, y = 165, width = 194, height = 0
  • Reported by ASLint
  • Take me there
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• Element 255

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: National Speech Index … LEARN MORE
  • Start tag: <div class="inner">
  • 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]
  • Bounding box: x = 1200, y = 165, width = 640, height = 0
  • Reported by ASLint
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• Element 258

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: LEARN MORE
  • Start tag: <a href="/research-learn/national-speech-index" class="link js-link-event-link">
  • 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]
  • Bounding box: x = 1240, y = 165, width = 134, height = 0
  • Reported by ASLint
  • Take me there
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• Element 113

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: DONATE
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.fire.org/donate?form=FUNCNZRZALN" class="link" data-once="captureAttentiveCookie">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[2]/li[4]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1740, y = 0, width = 180, height = 42
  • Reported by ASLint
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• Element 114

  • Tag name: SPAN
  • Text: DONATE
  • Start tag: <span class="inner-text">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[2]/li[4]/a[1]/span[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1790, y = 9, width = 80, height = 20
  • Reported by Pour + QualWeb + SureA11y
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 294

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Free Speech Makes Free People … LAWSUIT: FIRE ANNOUNCES LAWSUIT AGAINST TENNESSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT OVER PRE-DAWN RAID AT CRITIC’S HOME
  • Start tag: <div class="hero-fullwidth-media-content-inner">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/article[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 80, y = 535, width = 540, height = 450
  • Reported by ASLint
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• Element 297

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: LAWSUIT: FIRE ANNOUNCES LAWSUIT AGAINST TENNESSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT OVER PRE-DAWN RAID AT CRITIC’S HOME
  • Start tag: <a class="arrow-link" href="/news/lawsuit-fire-announces-lawsuit-against-tennessee-police-department-over-pre-dawn-raid-critics">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/article[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 80, y = 853, width = 540, height = 72
  • Reported by ASLint
  • Take me there
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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 HTML CodeSniffer + Pour
  • Take me there
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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 HTML CodeSniffer + Pour
  • Take me there
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• Element 455

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <a class="btn" href="https://rankings.fire.org/" target="_blank">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/article[5]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/p[2]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by ASLint
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• Element 624

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: View video
  • Start tag: <button type="button" name="video-toggle" class="video-toggle">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/article[7]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 100, y = 6187, width = 38, height = 38
  • Reported by ASLint
  • Take me there
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• Element 625

  • Tag name: SPAN
  • Text: View video
  • Start tag: <span class="sr-text">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/article[7]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/button[1]/span[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 119, y = 6206, width = 1, height = 1
  • Reported by SureA11y
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?