95% of Websites Have an Issue with Color Contrast

Accessibility and web design go hand-in-hand. In a podcast we dove into it deeper with Piccia Neri. She asked the question herself about the biggest accessibility issue that something like 95% of all sites have an issue with. And although navigation is huge, that was not the answer.

Accessibility if not complicated

What would you say is the biggest accessibility issue that something like 95% of websites have an issue with? Can you imagine what it is?

It's really basic. I'll tell you. It's color contrast. And it's the easiest thing to sort out as well. Color contrast is another thing. I mean, content structure is fundamental because everything is going to be better for you if you structure your content properly because you're going to convert more instantly because it's just easier to understand your site and to navigate it. So yes, you're right. Difficult navigation, for sure. Inaccessible navigation is an issue. But then the other thing is color contrast.

Even just by getting your color contrast right, which is very easy, anyone can do it. You just use a contrast checker. Contrastchecker.com, that's it. Really simple. You are already doing more than most sites are doing. It's a very easy, very, very easy win. But I mentioned screen readers. Another thing is that why is design important? Because when you make certain design decisions and you explain to your client why you're making design decisions, because you know, you need to educate yourself to know that there are things that should never be used because A, it's kind of proven they don't convert, and B, they constitute a huge obstacle to web usage.