Design Brief
Find the best colour solution for an eHealth brand to conform with the highest accessibility standards.
Process
Used Illustrator's colour picker to choose different Fades and Tints for the common healthcare colour of Turquoise. Processed these colours with the webaim.org online tool to find the accessibility ratings.
Results
Turquoise 70 was picked as the most appropriate colour to represent the brand. Graphical Objects and User Interface Components were found to be successful in for white backgrounds with this colour. The colour failed in regard to Normal text for both accessibility levels AA & AAA.
Tela #198483 on #FFFFFF
Normal text;
WCAG AA: Failure
WCAG AAA: Failure
Conclusion
This colour will need to be used with caution. On graphical objects, like the logo, small sized objects may cause accessibility issues.
An assessment regarding context is required before a final decision can be made.