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Free Color Contrast Checker – WCAG AA & AAA Compliance

Color Contrast Checker tests text and background colors against WCAG accessibility ratios online for free. Check AA and AAA compliance in your browser.

WCAG AA & AAALive RatioNormal & LargeAccessibilityFree

Large text preview

Normal text preview — the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Contrast Ratio

17.74:1

AA — Normal TextPass
AA — Large TextPass
AAA — Normal TextPass
AAA — Large TextPass

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All contrast checks run locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

How to Use Color Contrast Checker

1

Pick Two Colors

Choose a text color and a background color.

2

Read the Ratio

See the contrast ratio and WCAG AA/AAA pass or fail badges.

3

Adjust to Pass

Tweak the colors live until they meet the level you need.

Check Text and Background Contrast for Accessibility

The Helperzy Color Contrast Checker measures the contrast ratio between a text color and a background color and tells you whether the pair meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Pick two colors and it shows the exact ratio along with clear pass or fail badges for WCAG AA and AAA at both normal and large text sizes, plus a live preview of the text on the background. Contrast matters because low-contrast text is hard to read, especially for people with low vision or colour deficiencies, and on screens in bright light. WCAG sets minimum ratios: 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text at the AA level, with stricter thresholds at AAA. The checker computes the ratio using the official relative-luminance formula, so the result matches what accessibility auditors use. Designers and developers use it to confirm that body text, buttons, and links are readable, to fix combinations that fail an audit, and to choose accessible brand colours from the start. The live preview lets you nudge a colour until it passes, rather than guessing. Everything runs in your browser using the standard WCAG formula, so it is instant, works offline once loaded, and never uploads the colours you test. Building accessible, readable interfaces becomes a quick check rather than a chore.

Frequently Asked Questions – Color Contrast Checker

Choose a text color and a background color, and the Helperzy Color Contrast Checker calculates the contrast ratio between them using the official WCAG relative-luminance formula. It then shows pass or fail badges for AA and AAA levels with a live preview.