What the $@!%& WCAG!?

Why WCAG 2.x color contrast sucks and how to make it better

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For 16 years, WCAG color contrast has been the standard for color contrast accessibility. The problem is WCAG contrast has always been a terrible standard. In 2019, Color Scientist Andrew Somers posted the issue on #695 WCAG Github.

“The W3C’s specification for determining sRGB…