Use of Color
Answer
Color is not read by screen readers and can be inaccessible to people with color blindness or low vision. Some users will use tools that increase the contrast on a page and this can change the appearance of colors on a page. Ensure that color is never the only way that information is presented or conveyed.
Examples:
Do
- ensure that all information is communicated via text.
- (optionally) use color to help signed users navigate large or complex data presentations as long as the information is also shown another way. For example, a heat map and the corresponding data tables.
Don't
- use color as the only way information is communicated.
Inaccessible Example
| Countries |
|---|
| Mexico |
| Japan |
| Italy |
| France |
| Ireland |
| Scotland |
| Belgium |
Places I would like to go
Places I have been