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Color Contrast Ratio Checker

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Check the contrast ratio between foreground and background colors. TypeKitty's color contrast ratio checker runs locally in your browser, so you can see WCAG AA and AAA results for normal and large text.

Colourcolour

The quick TypeKitty preview.

Use this contrast pair for UI text, buttons, labels, and code.

Ratio

21:1

AA normalPASS
AA largePASS
AAA normalPASS
AAA largePASS

How to use Color Contrast Ratio Checker

Validate text colour combinations before shipping UI. Check the result before copying or downloading it.

  1. Add your color value

    01

    Enter or choose the color value you want to process with this browser tool.

  2. Adjust the options

    02

    Review the available settings and choose the output that fits your task.

  3. Copy or download

    03

    Inspect the result, then copy or download it without creating an account.

Practical examples

Start with a real input, then adapt it to your task.

Example input

#000000 #ffffff

The browser workflow processes #000000 #ffffff locally and produces a result you can inspect before export.

Example input

#ffcc02 #0058a3

The browser workflow processes #ffcc02 #0058a3 locally and produces a result you can inspect before export.

Example input

wcag contrast checker

The browser workflow processes wcag contrast checker locally and produces a result you can inspect before export.

How this browser tool works

TypeKitty processes the data you enter in this browser tab. It is not sent to a TypeKitty tool API.

No account required
colour workflow
Preview before download

Current limitation

Results depend on valid input and the options supported by the browser.

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