Red on Dark Green — 1.86:1 Contrast (WCAG)

Red text (#FF0000) on a dark green background (#006400) has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and fails WCAG AA for normal text. See the full AA/AAA matrix and accessible fixes.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

WCAG contrast results

Red text (#FF0000) on dark green (#006400) has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1.

UseAAAAA
Normal textFail (4.5:1)Fail (7:1)
Large textFail (3:1)Fail (4.5:1)
UI elementsFail (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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