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Color & contrast

Published contrast 16.48:1 — passes AA at any text size.

B clears AA on A as published — the interface uses it uncorrected.

Dim / secondary text sits at 4.58:1.

Body text · needs 4.5:1 · passes
Large text · needs 3:1 · passes
Handgloves
16px · passes AA

The pair exactly as published, at the size you drag to. AA needs 4.5:1 for body, 3:1 at large sizes (24px+).

AB
Hex#F7F4EE#161616
RGBrgb(247, 244, 238)rgb(22, 22, 22)
HSLhsl(40, 36%, 95%)hsl(0, 0%, 9%)

Published 27 Oct 2026.

Color-blind view

Contrast is a luminance ratio, and color blindness keeps luminance — so it barely moves below. What moves is distinguishability: how far apart the two colors stay (ΔE). That is the number to watch, and why this section exists. You can publish any of these as its own pair.

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On screen vs on paper

A backlit display flatters a pair; paper doesn't. Warm stock instead of #FFFFFF, a smaller gamut, lower contrast — this is where the verdict often changes.

HandglovesThe quick brown fox.
On screen
HandglovesThe quick brown fox.
On paper — approximate

An approximation of warm stock, reduced gamut and lower contrast — not a color-managed proof, and no claim about a specific press. For signage at distance, shrink the specimen with the size slider above.

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Almost before we knew it

The pair at the sizes real interface text gets used — a heading, a line of body copy, and a button. If all three hold up here, the pair works.

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