A role is more useful
than a favorite color.
Ground gives the content a place. Type carries the message. Signal points to a particular moment. We test the relationships in actual applications.
Read this sentence.
Small words need just as much consideration as the headline above them. This paragraph uses the selected type color on the selected ground.
The button’s label remains readable. Its action is also expressed in text, not by a color change alone.
Current text pairs
- Body type / ground
- —
- Button label / signal
- —
- Selected button-label color
- #272C6B
The calculation uses sRGB relative luminance and (lighter +0.05)/(darker +0.05). We compare the unrounded result with4.5:1 for these normal-size text examples. Displayed ratios are rounded for reading.
A passing pair does not certify the whole interface. Focus, component boundaries, state communication and actual implementation still require review.
W3C: contrast minimumFrom intent to application
Name the job
Identify who needs to read, what they need to do and which surface they will meet first. A poster and a long article do not need the same emphasis.
Assign the roles
Choose a stable ground/type relationship before adding a signal. Use the signal deliberately, with labels and shapes that preserve meaning without hue.
Review the real context
Put final words into the actual interface or print proof. Test focus and states; check the material under its intended light. Record what is verified and what remains a question.
The person behind the practice
Sample professional profile. Replace these fields with real people and supported experience; no credentials are claimed by the demo.
Alt-text field: Sample: Name and role of the actual person shown.
Sample: Owner or color consultant name
Sample: Role and responsibility
Serving Sample: area since Sample: year
Sample: Tell the true short story of your practice, whom it serves and how you work with color in actual projects.
Sample slot: add your own verified details.
Business record · sample fields
- License / registration
- Sample slot: add your own verified details.
- Insurance
- Sample slot: add your own verified details.
Your actual collaborators
Supply your own real owner and team photographs, not stock people or generated staff. Obtain photographer and identifiable-person permission. Replace alt text and captions with accurate names, roles and context; keep explicit dimensions.
Alt-text field: Sample: Describe the real team and useful activity context.