adobe / adobe/spectrum-web-components

[Bug][a11y]: SideNav: State of active SideNavItem lacks 3 to 1 contrast ratio.

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a11y bug Component:Side nav SEV 2 Spectrum
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Description

### Code of conduct

- [X] I agree to follow this project's code of conduct.

### Impacted component(s)

SideNav, SideNavItem

### Expected behavior

The selected SideNavItem color MUST have at least a 3 to 1 luminosity contrast ratio with either the inner or outer adjacent background.

### Actual behavior

The selected SideNavItem color does not have at least a 3 to 1 luminosity contrast ratio with either the inner or outer adjacent background.

Color and contrast ratio details:
Selected state color: #EEEEEE
Adjacent background color: #FAFAFA
The contrast ratio is: 1.1:1

This is a failure of WCAG Success Criteria: [1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (Level AA) – WCAG 2.1](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#non-text-contrast)
WCAG Understanding document: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/non-text-contrast

### Screenshots

Screen capture showing insufficient contrast to distinguish the selected item in SideNav

### What browsers are you seeing the problem in?

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### How can we reproduce this issue?

1. Go to '...'
2. Click on '....'
3. Scroll to '....'
4. Check console
5. See error

### Sample code that illustrates the problem

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### Logs taken while reproducing problem

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Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start by inspecting the SideNav and SideNavItem implementations and their selected-state styling. Compare the #EEEEEE selected color with the #FAFAFA adjacent background using WCAG 1.4.11 guidance; the work is done when the selected state reaches at least a 3:1 contrast ratio with an adjacent background.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
accessibility, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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