Black on Olive — 5.01:1 Contrast (WCAG)

Black text (#000000) on a olive background (#808000) has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and passes WCAG AA for normal text. See the full AA/AAA matrix and accessible fixes.

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WCAG contrast results

Black text (#000000) on olive (#808000) has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1.

UseAAAAA
Normal textPass (4.5:1)Fail (7:1)
Large textPass (3:1)Pass (4.5:1)
UI elementsPass (3:1)No separate AAA threshold

Large text is at least 24px, or 18.66px when bold. UI results apply to relevant icons and component boundaries.

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