WebAIM Color Contrast Alternative —
Free WCAG Checker with Extra Features

Same WCAG contrast accuracy as WebAIM — with added features: live webpage preview, colorblind simulation, palette contrast grid, and CSS export. Free, no signup.

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WCAG AA and AAA testing with the same formula as WebAIM — plus live preview, palette grid, and one-click CSS export.

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WebAIM Contrast Checker vs Web Asset Suite

WebAIM's contrast checker is accurate and widely used. Both tools use the same WCAG relative luminance formula so the contrast ratios are identical. The difference is in the additional features Web Asset Suite provides alongside the core contrast check.

Web Asset Suite adds: a live webpage preview showing your colours in a real layout; colourblind simulation for Protanopia, Deuteranopia, and Tritanopia; a palette contrast grid for checking multiple brand colours simultaneously; CSS variable export and Figma design token export; and an Auto-fix button that generates the nearest passing colour to your original.

When to Use WebAIM and When to Use This Tool

Use WebAIM when: you need a quick single-pair contrast check and prefer the simplest possible interface. It is fast and reliable for one-off checks.

Use Web Asset Suite when: you are building a design system and need to check multiple colour pairs at once (palette grid), when you want to show how colours look in a real layout (live preview), or when you need to export results as CSS variables or Figma tokens. After testing contrast, check your typography with the free font pairings generator.

Frequently Asked Questions

Both tools use the same WCAG relative luminance formula and produce identical contrast ratios. Web Asset Suite adds live preview, colorblind simulation, palette grid, and CSS export on top of the core contrast checking.
Yes — WebAIM's contrast checker is completely free. Web Asset Suite's alternative is also completely free with no account and no limits.
The WCAG contrast ratio is (L1 + 0.05) / (L2 + 0.05), where L1 and L2 are the relative luminance values of the two colours after gamma correction.
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