Make the Web a More Colorful Place!
A guide to using new color spaces & formats with OddContrast
OddBird’s color tool not only checks contrast ratios, but supports the new CSS color formats and spaces.
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OddContrast is a color format converter, featuring newer color formats like Oklch, Oklab, and the Display P3 color space. It’s also a color contrast checker to help designers meet WCAG 2 accessibility standards.
Support for Newer Color Formats and Spaces
Copy permalink to “Support for Newer Color Formats and Spaces”In additional to Oklch, Oklab, and P3, OddContrast also includes hex, HSL, Lab, LCH, and sRGB. Enter a color from the available color formats and convert it to any other supported format. OddContrast provides an alert if the color you entered is out of gamut for a given color space. Adjust the sliders until your desired color is back in gamut.
Contrast Checker for Accessibility
Copy permalink to “Contrast Checker for Accessibility”OddContrast checks the contrast ratio between two colors and displays pass or fail information based on the WCAG 2 accessibility standards for AA and AAA in normal and large font sizes. If you need a reminder of the contrast ratio requirements or what font size qualifies as large, OddContrast provides helpful tips and a link to learn more.
What New Features Should OddContrast Have?
Copy permalink to “What New Features Should OddContrast Have?”OddContrast is still in development. Let us know if you have a favorite feature you’d like to see in OddContrast. To receive updates when new features arrive, sign up for OddNews.
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Article post typeNew Features for OddContrast
Display color gamut ranges and more
OddContrast, OddBird’s color format converter and contrast checker, gets new features – including the ability to swap background and foreground colors, and display color gamut ranges on the color sliders. Contrast ratios now incorporate foreground color alpha values.
