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Insufficient Color Contrast on WordPress

Text elements do not meet WCAG 2.1 AA minimum contrast ratios (4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large text). This makes content difficult or impossible to read for users with low vision.

Issue ID: A11Y-CONTRAST-001Severity: majorEffort: S

Why this matters

Text elements do not meet WCAG 2.1 AA minimum contrast ratios (4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large text). This makes content difficult or impossible to read for users with low vision. This affects usability, compliance risk, and how many visitors can successfully consume the page.

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How to fix this on WordPress

Use the page editor, theme, or SEO tooling depending on where this issue lives.

  1. 1Inspect the page and theme output.
  2. 2Apply the fix in the most direct place.
  3. 3Publish and validate with a re-audit.

After you fix it

  • Run axe-core or a contrast checker and confirm all text meets WCAG AA ratios

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