Registry · Perceivable

1.4.1 — Use of Color

Level A Perceivable

Operational summary

IF color conveys meaning, action, response or distinction, provide an additional visual cue. A programmatic label alone does not give a sighted person who cannot distinguish the colors an equivalent visual cue.

This is an original implementation summary, not replacement normative text. The sources below supply the precise requirement, its definitions and its qualifications.

Primary sources

• Normative text — W3C WCAG 2.2 Recommendation
• Understanding 1.4.1 — explanatory guidance

Registry record

Applicability and assessment start unset by design — no product has been evaluated. Instantiate the entry for an actual product, assign an owner and retain evidence.

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  "criterion_id": "1.4.1",
  "level": "A",
  "name": "Use of Color",
  "rule_definition": "../03-WCAG22-AA-REGISTRY.md#sc-1-4-1",
  "normative_source": "https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#use-of-color",
  "understanding_source": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/use-of-color.html",
  "applicability_status": "NOT_EVALUATED",
  "assessment_status": "NOT_TESTED",
  "owner": null,
  "test_instance_ids": [],
  "exception_evidence_ids": []
}

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