cloudfoundry / cloudfoundry/stratos
a11y: Low contrast text
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Description
Frontend Deployment type
- Cloud Foundry Application (cf push)
- Kubernetes, using a helm chart
- Docker, single container deploying all components
- npm run start
- Other (please specify below)
- cloud.gov stratos dashboard
Expected behaviour
All text elements should have adequate color contrast against their background color(s) to meet or exceed WCAG 2 Level AA criteria so that people with low vision can easily perceive the content.
Actual behaviour
Many text elements do not meet the contrast minimum from the W3C.
Context
Users affected: Low vision
Severity: Medium
Applicable WCAG 2 SC(s)
Screenshots
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the cloud.gov Stratos dashboard and reviewing the supplied screenshots alongside WCAG 2 SC 1.4.3. Identify the text elements shown with insufficient contrast, update the relevant frontend styling, and verify that all reported examples meet Level AA contrast requirements.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- angular, typescript
- Domain
- accessibility, frontend, web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 32/100