Kilotest: Violations of contrast poor issue for Sightline Institute page

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

Basics

About the contrast poor issue

Why it matters: Content is difficult to understand

Priority: highest

Related WCAG standard: 1.4.3

Violator count: 53

Reported by 6 tools (Accessibility Checker + Alfa + Axe + HTML CodeSniffer + WallyAX + WAVE)

About the Sightline Institute page

URL: https://www.sightline.org/

Tested by job 8ip on 2026-04-03 at 04:04

Violators

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1. Element 0

   • XPath: /html
   • Tag name: HTML
   • Reported by WallyAX
   • What diagnoses were reported?

2. Element 97

   • Take me there
   • XPath: /html/body/a[1]
   • Tag name: A
   • Text: Skip to content
   • Reported by WAVE
   • What diagnoses were reported?

3. Element 951

   • Take me there
   • XPath: /html/body/aside[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/button[1]
   • Tag name: BUTTON
   • Text: Okay
   • Reported by WAVE
   • What diagnoses were reported?

4. Element 185

   • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]
   • Tag name: DIV
   • Text: Cascadia: Strong Communities, a Green Economy, a Healthy Environment … Learn More
   • Reported by Alfa
   • What diagnoses were reported?

5. Element 188

   • Take me there
   • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
   • Tag name: A
   • Text: Learn More
   • Reported by Axe + WallyAX + WAVE
   • What diagnoses were reported?

6. Element 186

   • Take me there
   • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/h1[1]
   • Tag name: H1
   • Text: Cascadia: Strong Communities, a Green Economy, a Healthy Environment
   • Reported by Axe
   • What diagnoses were reported?

7. Element 187

   • Take me there
   • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/h2[1]
   • Tag name: H2
   • Text: Sightline Institute’s nonpartisan, nonprofit research and policy solutions help the region reconcile people, place, and prosperity.
   • Reported by Axe
   • What diagnoses were reported?

8. Element 200

   • Take me there
   • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/h3[1]/mark[1]
   • Tag name: MARK
   • Text: research-based
   • Reported by HTML CodeSniffer + WallyAX
   • What diagnoses were reported?

9. Element 203

   • Take me there
   • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/h3[1]/mark[1]
   • Tag name: MARK
   • Text: Case-making
   • Reported by HTML CodeSniffer + WallyAX
   • What diagnoses were reported?

10. Element 206

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[3]/h3[1]/mark[1]
    • Tag name: MARK
    • Text: Strategies
    • Reported by HTML CodeSniffer + WallyAX
    • What diagnoses were reported?

11. Element 210

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[4]/h3[1]/mark[1]
    • Tag name: MARK
    • Text: Resources
    • Reported by HTML CodeSniffer + WallyAX
    • What diagnoses were reported?

12. Element 228

    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/button[1]/span[2]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: All
    • Reported by Alfa
    • What diagnoses were reported?

13. Element 229

    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/button[1]/span[2]/strong[1]
    • Tag name: STRONG
    • Text: All
    • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + WallyAX + WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

14. Element 242

    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/button[2]/span[2]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: Climate + Energy
    • Reported by Alfa
    • What diagnoses were reported?

15. Element 243

    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/button[2]/span[2]/strong[1]
    • Tag name: STRONG
    • Text: Climate + Energy
    • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + WallyAX + WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

16. Element 256

    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/button[3]/span[2]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: Democracy + Elections
    • Reported by Alfa
    • What diagnoses were reported?

17. Element 257

    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/button[3]/span[2]/strong[1]
    • Tag name: STRONG
    • Text: Democracy + Elections
    • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + WallyAX + WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

18. Element 270

    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/button[4]/span[2]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: Housing + Cities
    • Reported by Alfa
    • What diagnoses were reported?

19. Element 271

    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/button[4]/span[2]/strong[1]
    • Tag name: STRONG
    • Text: Housing + Cities
    • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + WallyAX + WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

20. Element 365

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]
    • Tag name: DIV
    • Text: 1 … …
    • Reported by Alfa
    • What diagnoses were reported?

21. Element 367

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/a[1]
    • Tag name: A
    • Text: 2
    • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + WallyAX + WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

22. Element 368

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/a[2]
    • Tag name: A
    • Text: 3
    • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + WallyAX + WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

23. Element 366

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/span[1]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: 1
    • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + WallyAX + WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

24. Element 369

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/span[2]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: …
    • Reported by WallyAX + WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

25. Element 215

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/p[1]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: All Sightline Institute research is available to you to cite, use, and share, per our free use policy.
    • Reported by Alfa
    • What diagnoses were reported?

26. Element 216

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/p[1]/a[1]
    • Tag name: A
    • Text: free use policy
    • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

27. Element 758

    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]
    • Tag name: DIV
    • Text: Featured report … Learn more
    • Reported by Alfa
    • What diagnoses were reported?

28. Element 764

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
    • Tag name: A
    • Text: Learn more
    • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + WallyAX + WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

29. Element 759

    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/h2[1]
    • Tag name: H2
    • Text: Featured report
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

30. Element 762

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/p[2]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: Seattle: A Model for Low-Sprawl Urban Growth | To learn how to grow a city by sprawling outward, Americans can generally look to the South. But to learn how to grow in and up, they should instead look to the Northwest.
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

31. Element 763

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/p[2]/strong[1]
    • Tag name: STRONG
    • Text: Seattle: A Model for Low-Sprawl Urban Growth
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

32. Element 767

    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]
    • Tag name: DIV
    • Text: Featured report … Read the report
    • Reported by Alfa
    • What diagnoses were reported?

33. Element 773

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
    • Tag name: A
    • Text: Read the report
    • Reported by Axe + WallyAX + WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

34. Element 768

    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/h2[1]
    • Tag name: H2
    • Text: Featured report
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

35. Element 771

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/p[2]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: Fire Hazard: The Mounting Costs of Northwest Sprawl | Honest information about homes’ fire risk can forge the way for more transformative changes to build out of harm’s way.
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

36. Element 772

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/p[2]/strong[1]
    • Tag name: STRONG
    • Text: Fire Hazard: The Mounting Costs of Northwest Sprawl
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

37. Element 775

    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]
    • Tag name: DIV
    • Text: Invest in solutions … Donate
    • Reported by Alfa
    • What diagnoses were reported?

38. Element 780

    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/a[1]
    • Tag name: A
    • Text: Donate
    • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + WallyAX + WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

39. Element 776

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/h2[1]
    • Tag name: H2
    • Text: Invest in solutions
    • Reported by Axe + HTML CodeSniffer + WallyAX
    • What diagnoses were reported?

40. Element 779

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/article[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/p[2]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: Join us! Sightline’s community of donors and partners fuels our research—and makes forward-thinking policy progress a reality.
    • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + WallyAX + WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

41. Element 842

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/div[3]/footer[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]
    • Tag name: DIV
    • Text: Subscribe to our newsletters
    • Reported by Alfa
    • What diagnoses were reported?

42. Element 843

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/div[3]/footer[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
    • Tag name: A
    • Text: Subscribe to our newsletters
    • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + WallyAX + WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

43. Element 168

    • XPath: /html/body/header[1]/div[1]/div[2]
    • Tag name: DIV
    • Text: Donate … Newsletters
    • Reported by Alfa
    • What diagnoses were reported?

44. Element 174

    • XPath: /html/body/header[1]/div[1]/div[2]/a[2]
    • Tag name: A
    • Text: Donate
    • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + WallyAX + WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

45. Element 175

    • XPath: /html/body/header[1]/div[1]/div[2]/a[3]
    • Tag name: A
    • Text: Newsletters
    • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + WallyAX + WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

46. Element 137

    • XPath: /html/body/header[1]/div[1]/nav[2]/div[1]/div[2]/ul[1]/li[1]/ul[1]/li[1]/a[1]
    • Tag name: A
    • Text: Climate + Energy
    • Reported by WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

47. Element 139

    • XPath: /html/body/header[1]/div[1]/nav[2]/div[1]/div[2]/ul[1]/li[1]/ul[1]/li[2]/a[1]
    • Tag name: A
    • Text: Democracy + Elections
    • Reported by WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

48. Element 141

    • XPath: /html/body/header[1]/div[1]/nav[2]/div[1]/div[2]/ul[1]/li[1]/ul[1]/li[3]/a[1]
    • Tag name: A
    • Text: Housing + Cities
    • Reported by WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

49. Element 152

    • XPath: /html/body/header[1]/div[1]/nav[2]/div[1]/div[2]/ul[1]/li[3]/ul[1]/li[1]/a[1]
    • Tag name: A
    • Text: Funding + Financials
    • Reported by WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

50. Element 154

    • XPath: /html/body/header[1]/div[1]/nav[2]/div[1]/div[2]/ul[1]/li[3]/ul[1]/li[2]/a[1]
    • Tag name: A
    • Text: Ways to Support Us
    • Reported by WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

51. Element 163

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/header[1]/div[1]/nav[2]/div[1]/div[2]/ul[1]/li[4]/ul[1]/li[1]/a[1]
    • Tag name: A
    • Text: People
    • Reported by WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

52. Element 165

    • XPath: /html/body/header[1]/div[1]/nav[2]/div[1]/div[2]/ul[1]/li[4]/ul[1]/li[2]/a[1]
    • Tag name: A
    • Text: Careers
    • Reported by WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

53. Element 167

    • XPath: /html/body/header[1]/div[1]/nav[2]/div[1]/div[2]/ul[1]/li[4]/ul[1]/li[3]/a[1]
    • Tag name: A
    • Text: Contact Us
    • Reported by WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?