Elements must have sufficient color contrast

[chuckcarpenter]

Axe tool and Lighthouse state that contract is a serious issue in the nav tab for Contact due to color contrast. Also, body text on the light background is failing as too light for contrast.

[RobbieTheWagner]

This is a known issue. We'll need design help before fixing it. Do we have a target in mind? If I remember correctly we were okay on this, got like an A, but not AA or something.

[chuckcarpenter]

we fail according to Axe Tools. @hannakim91 could add screenshots if that helps. We know design might need to happen or perhaps tweak the color a small bit. Either way, the exercise was to identify and capture issues here.

[hannakim91]

Yeah areas that are not meeting contrast requirements pass for large for AA but areas that are failing are using smaller text sizes:

Some info on A vs AA vs AAA ratings from https://www.getstark.co/support/education/what-is-aa-vs-aaa - seems like we'd want to aim for AA or better

Priority Levels

Here are the priority levels for AA, AAA, and how they’re determined.

Level AA requires a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, and a contrast ratio of at least 3:1 for graphics and user interface components (such as form input borders). Level AAA requires a contrast ratio of at least 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text.

Single A is viewed as the minimum level of requirement which all websites, apps, and electronic content such as documents should adhere to. This is essentially the most viable option but kind of shows that you gave minimal care. Try to at least get to AA!
Double A (AA) compliance is the acceptable level of accessibility for many online services, and should work with most assistive technology.
Triple A (AAA) is the gold standard level of accessibility, which provides everything for a complete accessible compliance, crossing the Ts, which make the difference between a pretty good experience with some roadblocks, and an excellent one that everyone can use.