Automated colour contrast check flagged for manual review
This check runs Google PageSpeed Insights' built-in Lighthouse automated colour contrast audit, which compares text colour against its background colour on one mobile page-load state to check it is readable. AuditHQ records this result as reported evidence but has not independently re-tested it, so this finding is a flagged observation rather than a confirmed fault. If the contrast between text and its background is genuinely too low, it makes that text harder to read, particularly for visitors with low vision, and it is a common accessibility complaint. However, because this is a single automated snapshot, it does not by itself prove the whole site meets or fails accessibility standards. Your developer or designer should review the specific text and background colour combinations reported and check them against the contrast requirement, a ratio of at least 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, using a contrast checker tool, adjusting colours where the check confirms a genuine failure. Budget around an hour to review and fix flagged elements.
Why this matters
If the contrast between text and its background is genuinely too low, it makes that text harder to read, particularly for visitors with low vision, and it is a common accessibility complaint. However, because this is a single automated snapshot, it does not by itself prove the whole site meets or fails accessibility standards.
How to fix it
Your developer or designer should review the specific text and background colour combinations reported and check them against the contrast requirement, a ratio of at least 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, using a contrast checker tool, adjusting colours where the check confirms a genuine failure. Budget around an hour to review and fix flagged elements.