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About Alignment | Iowa.gov

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Business Guides | Iowa.gov

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To comply with the strictest accessibility standard (WCAG AAA), the colour of text must 
strongly contrast with its background color, so that people with significant visual impairments 
can read it.

The [contrast ratio](https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/visual-audio-contrast-contrast.html#contrast-ratiodef)
must be at least 7:1 for body text, and 4.5:1 for large text.

A far less demanding version of this check (1.4.3) exists for WCAG AA. All websites should aim to 
meet the easier AA standard at a minimum. The AAA standard is desirable but far more challenging,
and may not be practical for your website.

aaa-text-contrast

August 2025

July 2025

State of Iowa

Title / URL	Issues
Welcome \| Iowa.govwww.iowa.gov/	5
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.iowa.gov/	5
Department of Insurance and Financial Services \| Iowa.govwww.iowa.gov/difs	3
Department of Public Defense \| Iowa.govwww.iowa.gov/public-defense	2
About Alignment \| Iowa.govwww.iowa.gov/about-alignment	2
Disaster Resources \| Iowa.govwww.iowa.gov/disaster-resources	2
Federal Assistance \| Iowa.govwww.iowa.gov/federal-assistance-0	2
How To Guides \| Iowa.govwww.iowa.gov/how-to-guides	2
Business Guides \| Iowa.govwww.iowa.gov/business-guides	2
File for Unemployment \| Iowa.govwww.iowa.gov/how-do-i-file-unemployment	2

Aim for text to have very high contrast (AAA)

State of Iowa

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