# Contrast and accessibility **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/contrast-and-accessibility/32287 **Category:** UX **Created:** [August 19, 2015, 11:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contrast-and-accessibility/32287 "2015-08-19T11:40:23Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 6
### Author: ![downey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/downey/32/166878_2.png) [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey) #### Post date: [August 19, 2015, 1:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contrast-and-accessibility/32287/6 "2015-08-19T13:39:21Z")
One such topic here: > [@Accessibility: Improve contrast of text styling in default UI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessibility-improve-contrast-of-text-styling-in-default-ui/14632): > > As a user with less-than-perfect eyesight, I want to be able to read text and links on Discourse with a contrast ratio that allows me to differentiate types of text, so that I can better understand the purpose of that text. i.e., Discourse should support [Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0](http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/) to at least level AA. Level AA requires a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for normal text, and 3:1 for large text. If it was desirable to reach to an even higher level of accessibility, level AAA require… --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contrast-and-accessibility/32287)._