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Working on a flyer for a local 5k and my friend's kid couldn't read the times.
I was at my friend's house in Austin last month, showing them the flyer draft on my laptop. Their eight year old, who has some vision stuff, squinted at the screen and said 'the numbers are fuzzy.' I had used a light green on a white background for the race start times. I ran it through a contrast checker and it failed hard, like a 2:1 ratio. Now I test every color pair before I show anyone. What's the lowest contrast ratio you all still use for body text on a project like this?
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hugo376mo ago
Stick to 4.5:1 as an absolute minimum. Even that's pushing it for small body text. My rule is if it's for the public, just hit the 7:1 for AAA and sleep easy.
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josephb356mo ago
Totally agree on aiming for AAA. I've seen 4.5 fail in real sunlight on cheap phone screens... it just washes out. Hitting 7:1 isn't that hard with modern tools anyway. Why risk making people squint?
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eric3595mo ago
People stare at screens way less than designers think lol
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