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Published Jun. 30, 2025

Color Contrast does not meet ADA requirements

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Ethan Adelsman

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Issue

  • Color Contrast throughout Liferay's out-of-the-box platform does not meet the minimum ADA requirements. One example of this can be seen when adding a page using the Global template; the toggle switches contrast ratio when in the "off" position is 2:3:1, which does not meet minimum ADA requirement of 3:0:1.

Environment

  • Observed in DXP 7.4, though possibly present in previous versions of Liferay as well.

Resolution

  • As noted in the Liferay Supported Usage page Color contrast issues can most easily be resolved through the use of custom themes. 
  • See this article for more information on creating high contrast color themes

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