Accessibility
Accessibility statement
What this site aims for, what already works, and where it still falls short.
The goal
ColorFinders aims to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA. The site has not been audited by an independent third party, so this statement is a goal and a self-assessment. It is not a certified claim of conformance.
What is in place
- Text and interface colours are chosen from a palette whose pairs are checked against the 4.5:1 contrast minimum, in both the light and the dark theme. Text shown on top of a colour you picked switches between black and white, whichever contrasts better.
- Every page can be used with a keyboard. A "Skip to the tool" link is the first thing on each page, and focus is always visible.
- In the image picker, once the image has focus, the arrow keys move the sampling point one pixel at a time. The colour under the point is announced through a live region, so it can be picked without a mouse.
- Zoom, pan and grid controls are ordinary labelled buttons, and toggles report whether they are on.
- Animation is reduced when your system asks for reduced motion.
- Pages use headings, landmarks and tables in their proper roles.
- Colours are reported as text values (HEX, RGB and the rest), not only as swatches.
Known limitations
- Picking a colour from an image is mainly a visual task. The keyboard and live-region support makes it operable, but choosing which pixel to sample still depends on seeing the image.
- The colour-blindness simulator shows what an image may look like to someone with a colour vision deficiency. It is a design aid and cannot stand in for testing with people who have one. See the disclaimer.
- Images you open are shown as they are; the site cannot add text alternatives to an image it does not understand.
Compatibility
The site is built for current versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari, and uses standard HTML with ARIA only where native elements are not enough. The tools need JavaScript, because they work on your images inside your own browser.
Report a problem
If something on this site is hard or impossible for you to use, please say so. Describe the page, what you were trying to do, and the browser and any assistive technology you use: hello@colorfinders.com. Problems that block someone from using a tool are treated as the most urgent kind of bug.