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Home page - Criminal Cases Review Commission

Maund, Aiden - Criminal Cases Review Commission

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Rowbotham, John - Criminal Cases Review Commission

Case Library - Criminal Cases Review Commission

Financial trader’s convictions referred following complex review  - Criminal Cases Review Commission

Form controls must appear sufficiently distinct from their surroundings, so that people 
with visual impairments are still able to clearly see them.    

Either the border or the form control itself must have a 3:1 colour contrast with the 
surrounding area. 

## Methodology

* All `<input>`, `<textarea>`, and `<select>` elements are checked.
* For `<input>` elements, these types are ignored as their
  appearance is controlled by the browser or operating system:
  `checkbox`, `radio`, `submit`, `reset`, `image`, `hidden`, `file`. 
* The flattened background color of the control is determined. This is the color of the
  control itself, combined with any parent elements if the control is transparent.
* If the control has a border or outline:
  * The flattened background color of each edge is determined. 
    This is the color of the edge itself, combined with any parent elements
    if the edge is transparent.
  * If any edge has sufficient contrast with the flattened background color of the control, 
    the control is considered to have sufficient contrast.
* If the control does not have a border or outline:
  * The flattened background color of the surrounding 
    area is determined. This is the color of the first control's parent element which is at least 
    one pixel larger around the element in every dimension, i.e. above, below, left, and right.
  * If the background color of the element has sufficient contrast with surrounding area color
    the control is considered to have sufficient contrast.

## Troubleshooting

There are some limitations to the contrast checker:

* The use of drop shadows, glowing effects, gradients, and other complex effects 
  mean there is no one clear color to determine the contrast ratio against. 
  In these cases, the contrast ratio cannot currently be determined.
* It is possible for an element to be positioned over multiple elements, e.g. via
  `position: absolute` or `position: fixed`. In this case, the contrast ratio cannot 
  currently be determined.

## Further reading

* [WCAG 1.4.11](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/non-text-contrast.html)

non-text-contrast

January 2026

December 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Ahmed, Shabaz - Criminal Cases Review Commissionccrc.gov.uk/decision/ahmed-shabaz/	1
Confiscation orders - Criminal Cases Review Commissionccrc.gov.uk/confiscation-orders/	1
IPP Sentences - Criminal Cases Review Commissionccrc.gov.uk/ipp-sentences/	1
Post Office 'Horizon' Cases - Criminal Cases Review Commissionccrc.gov.uk/post-office-horizon-cases/	1
Home page - Criminal Cases Review Commissionccrc.gov.uk/	1
Maund, Aiden - Criminal Cases Review Commissionccrc.gov.uk/decision/maund-aiden/	1
First time visit: View without clicking anythingccrc.gov.uk/	1
Rowbotham, John - Criminal Cases Review Commissionccrc.gov.uk/decision/rowbotham-john/	1
Case Library - Criminal Cases Review Commissionccrc.gov.uk/case-library/page/3/	1
Financial trader’s convictions referred following complex review  - Criminal Cases Review Commissionccrc.gov.uk/news/tom-hayes-libor-referred/	1

Ensure form controls contrast sufficiently with their surroundings

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