reactjs / reactjs/react.dev

[Bug]: Homepage has accessibility issues in both light/dark mode for all devices

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Description

Summary

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Go to home page
  2. Run accessibility check (I used AxeDevTools - see screenshots below of issue)
  3. Repeat for dark mode

Expected behavior: Expect no accessibility issues

Page

https://react.dev/

Details

Mobile: Light Mode

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Mobile: Dark Mode

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Desktop: Light Mode

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Desktop: Dark Mode

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Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by running AxeDevTools on https://react.dev/ in mobile and desktop views, repeating the checks in light and dark mode as shown in the issue. Use the reported violations and screenshots to locate the affected homepage elements; done means the accessibility checks report no issues in all four combinations.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, react
Domain
accessibility, documentation
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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