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How to Use the Color Contrast Analyzer (CCA)

In this video from Making Color Usage Accessible, we’ll show you how to use the Colour Contrast Analyser (CCA) and the programmatic color values—or HEX codes—to check contrast between text, images of text, and background colors in digital content and documents. This tool is especially helpful when contrast issues can’t be programmatically determined by tools like ANDI or when those tools aren’t available.

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Reviewed/Updated: August 2025

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