Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility/CSS colors for text on white

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For text against a white background, the following CSS colors meet the minimum contrast ratio (4.5:1) specified by Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA.

Contrast[a] Color sample Color name (bolded) Hex AAA[b]
21 Black #000000 Yes
16.009 Navy #000080 Yes
15.297 DarkBlue #00008B Yes
14.847 MidnightBlue #191970 Yes
12.95 Indigo #4B0082 Yes
11.16 MediumBlue #0000CD Yes
10.949 Maroon #800000 Yes
10.01 DarkRed #8B0000 Yes
9.418 Purple #800080 Yes
9.067 DarkSlateBlue #483D8B Yes
8.927 DarkSlateGray #2F4F4F Yes
8.927 DarkSlateGrey #2F4F4F Yes
8.592 Blue #0000FF Yes
8.528 (none) [c] #0645AD Yes
8.499 DarkMagenta #8B008B Yes
8.405 RebeccaPurple #663399 Yes
7.439 DarkGreen #006400 Yes
7.098 SaddleBrown #8B4513 Yes
7.083 Brown #A52A2A Yes
6.677 FireBrick #B22222 No
6.562 DarkViolet #9400D3 No
5.958 BlueViolet #8A2BE2 No
5.948 DarkOliveGreen #556B2F No
5.702 DarkOrchid #9932CC No
5.615 Sienna #A0522D No
5.489 DimGray #696969 No
5.489 DimGrey #696969 No
5.42 MediumVioletRed #C71585 No
5.307 SlateBlue #6A5ACD No
5.137 Green #008000 No
4.989 Crimson #DC143C No
4.846 RoyalBlue #4169E1 No
4.773 Teal #008080 No
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For text against a white background, the following CSS colors do not meet the minimum contrast ratio (4.5:1) specified by Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA.

Contrast[d] Color sample Color name Hex
4.389 ForestGreen #228B22
4.245 SeaGreen #2E8B57
4.195 Olive #808000
4.152 MediumSlateBlue #7B68EE
4.145 DarkCyan #008B8B
4.107 SteelBlue #4682B4
4.054 SlateGray #708090
4.054 SlateGrey #708090
3.998 Red #FF0000
3.976 IndianRed #CD5C5C
3.949 Gray #808080
3.949 Grey #808080
3.941 MediumOrchid #BA55D3
3.805 OliveDrab #6B8E23
3.762 MediumPurple #9370DB
3.642 LightSlateGray #778899
3.642 LightSlateGrey #778899
3.637 DeepPink #FF1493
3.633 Chocolate #D2691E
3.44 OrangeRed #FF4500
3.254 DarkGoldenrod #B8860B
3.236 DodgerBlue #1E90FF
3.136 Fuchsia #FF00FF
3.136 Magenta #FF00FF
3.11 PaleVioletRed #DB7093
3.05 CadetBlue #5F9EA0
2.99 Peru #CD853F
2.972 CornflowerBlue #6495ED
2.946 Tomato #FF6347
2.888 Orchid #DA70D6
2.813 RosyBrown #BC8F8F
2.665 MediumSeaGreen #3CB371
2.647 HotPink #FF69B4
2.621 LightSeaGreen #20B2AA
2.591 LightCoral #F08080
2.501 Salmon #FA8072
2.498 Coral #FF7F50
2.35 DarkGray #A9A9A9
2.35 DarkGrey #A9A9A9
2.332 DarkOrange #FF8C00
2.317 Violet #EE82EE
2.305 DarkSalmon #E9967A
2.237 Goldenrod #DAA520
2.152 DarkSeaGreen #8FBC8F
2.122 DeepSkyBlue #00BFFF
2.118 LimeGreen #32CD32
2.069 DarkKhaki #BDB76B
2.069 Plum #DDA0DD
2.033 SandyBrown #F4A460
1.988 LightSalmon #FFA07A
1.974 Orange #FFA500
1.972 Tan #D2B48C
1.953 DarkTurquoise #00CED1
1.93 MediumAquamarine #66CDAA
1.882 YellowGreen #9ACD32
1.863 MediumTurquoise #48D1CC
1.856 BurlyWood #DEB887
1.819 Silver #C0C0C0
1.78 LightSteelBlue #B0C4DE
1.741 SkyBlue #87CEEB
1.715 LightSkyBlue #87CEFA
1.698 Thistle #D8BFD8
1.651 LightPink #FFB6C1
1.641 Turquoise #40E0D0
1.537 Pink #FFC0CB
1.528 LightBlue #ADD8E6
1.496 LightGray #D3D3D3
1.496 LightGrey #D3D3D3
1.433 PowderBlue #B0E0E6
1.417 LightGreen #90EE90
1.402 Gold #FFD700
1.386 MediumSpringGreen #00FA9A
1.372 Lime #00FF00
1.371 Gainsboro #DCDCDC
1.345 SpringGreen #00FF7F
1.33 LawnGreen #7CFC00
1.314 PeachPuff #FFDAB9
1.313 Wheat #F5DEB3
1.295 Chartreuse #7FFF00
1.289 PaleTurquoise #AFEEEE
1.288 NavajoWhite #FFDEAD
1.28 Khaki #F0E68C
1.266 PaleGreen #98FB98
1.253 Aqua #00FFFF
1.253 Cyan #00FFFF
1.253 PaleGoldenrod #EEE8AA
1.234 Moccasin #FFE4B5
1.23 Lavender #E6E6FA
1.226 GreenYellow #ADFF2F
1.224 Bisque #FFE4C4
1.223 Aquamarine #7FFFD4
1.204 MistyRose #FFE4E1
1.171 AntiqueWhite #FAEBD7
1.165 BlanchedAlmond #FFEBCD
1.131 PapayaWhip #FFEFD5
1.124 Linen #FAF0E6
1.106 Beige #F5F5DC
1.103 LavenderBlush #FFF0F5
1.09 WhiteSmoke #F5F5F5
1.083 OldLace #FDF5E6
1.074 SeaShell #FFF5EE
1.073 Yellow #FFFF00
1.072 AliceBlue #F0F8FF
1.067 LightGoldenrodYellow #FAFAD2
1.065 Cornsilk #FFF8DC
1.06 LemonChiffon #FFFACD
1.057 GhostWhite #F8F8FF
1.054 LightCyan #E0FFFF
1.04 FloralWhite #FFFAF0
1.036 Honeydew #F0FFF0
1.034 Snow #FFFAFA
1.026 Azure #F0FFFF
1.021 MintCream #F5FFFA
1.017 LightYellow #FFFFE0
1.008 Ivory #FFFFF0
1 White #FFFFFF

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  1. ^ Contrast against white, from Snook's Colour Contrast Check. Omits the :1 for simplicity (and numerical sortability), so n represents n:1.
  2. ^ Indicates whether the color meets the minimum contrast ratio (7:1) specified by WCAG 2.0 Level AAA.
  3. ^ Default unvisited-link color for Wikipedia's Vector skin, as of May 2019. Sources: Help:Link color and [1]
  4. ^ Contrast against white, from Snook's Colour Contrast Check. Omits the :1 for simplicity (and numerical sortability), so n represents n:1.