Links only indicated by color Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

Indicating links using only a text color change does not work for color-blind users.

Help

Remove the text-decoration:none property from your link styles, or add other style attributes in addition to color changes to make links visible to people without color vision. If the non-color cue only happens when the mouse hovers over the link or when the link receives focus, it is still a failure.

Applicable standards

• WCAG 2.0 F73 (Success Criteria: 1.4.1 level A)
• WCAG 2.1 F73 (Success Criteria: 1.4.1 level A)
• WCAG 2.2 F73 (Success Criteria: 1.4.1 level A)
• Section 508 (2017) F73 (Success Criteria: 1.4.1 level A)

Note: Section 508 Refresh (2017) checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.0 level A and level AA checkpoints.

Change history

• 6.54 Oct 2024 Improved detection.
• 6.53 Jul 2024 Improved detection.
• 6.50 Oct 2023 Fixed false positive.
• 5.33 Apr 2019 Fixed false negative.
• 5.32 Feb 2019 Fixed false positive on unused CSS rules.
• 5.28 Dec 2017 Fixed false negative.
• 5.23 Oct 2016 Fixed false positive in active state.
• 5.22 Jul 2016 Fixed false negative in CSS print styles.
• 5.1 Jan 2013 Fixed false negative in CSS rules containing properties that don’t affect visual styling.
• 4.7 Jun 2012 Now triggers 1194.22 (c).
• 3.0 Dec 2008 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: AccWcag2-F73-1