Color

If you use color (and color only) to convey important information, you'll limiting the usefulness of the web page for those who have visual disabilities. Here are a few ways improve accessibility while using color.

Use more than color to call attention

To call attention to something, use more than color. The chart below would be useless to someone who is blind or colorblind if the poisonous plants were only colored. Adding an asterisk to the poisonous plants makes all the difference.

Avoid low-contract color combinations

Here are examples of low-contract color combinations that are difficult, even for those with good vision, to read.

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Color Vision Simulator

The Vischeck Color Vision Simulator shows what an image looks like to people who are color blind, and people with glaucoma or macular degeneration.

Color Blindness Test

You'll need to use more than color to convey important information to those who are color blind or have other visual impairments.