Accessibility Report For "https://www.waveslab.org/"

Generated at: Wed Apr 22 2026 17:28:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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• Error: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 3:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 1:1. Recommendation: change text colour to #949494.

  WCAG2AA.Principle1.Guideline1_4.1_4_3.G145.Fail

  <p class="text-lg md:text-2xl text-white font-medium drop-shadow-[0_2px_12px_rgba(0,0,0,0.7)] mb-4 max-w-2xl">Understanding the couplings bet...</p> (select with "#main-content > main > section:nth-child(1) > div:nth-child(3) > div:nth-child(2) > p:nth-child(1)")

• Error: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 1:1. Recommendation: change text colour to #767676.

  WCAG2AA.Principle1.Guideline1_4.1_4_3.G18.Fail

  <p class="text-white text-base md:text-lg mb-6 drop-shadow-[0_2px_8px_rgba(0,0,0,0.7)]"><a href="http://bren.ucsb.edu/"...</p> (select with "#main-content > main > section:nth-child(1) > div:nth-child(3) > div:nth-child(2) > p:nth-child(2)")

• Error: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 1:1. Recommendation: change text colour to #767676.

  WCAG2AA.Principle1.Guideline1_4.1_4_3.G18.Fail

  <a href="http://bren.ucsb.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-white no-underline hover:opacity-80 transition inline-flex items-center">Bren School<!-- --> <svg xmlns=...</a> (select with "#main-content > main > section:nth-child(1) > div:nth-child(3) > div:nth-child(2) > p:nth-child(2) > a:nth-child(1)")

• Error: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 1:1. Recommendation: change text colour to #767676.

  WCAG2AA.Principle1.Guideline1_4.1_4_3.G18.Fail

  <a href="http://geog.ucsb.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-white no-underline hover:opacity-80 transition inline-flex items-center">Dept. of Geography<!-- --> <svg...</a> (select with "#main-content > main > section:nth-child(1) > div:nth-child(3) > div:nth-child(2) > p:nth-child(2) > a:nth-child(2)")

• Error: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 1:1. Recommendation: change text colour to #767676.

  WCAG2AA.Principle1.Guideline1_4.1_4_3.G18.Fail

  <a href="http://eri.ucsb.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-white no-underline hover:opacity-80 transition inline-flex items-center">Earth Research Institute<!-- --...</a> (select with "#main-content > main > section:nth-child(1) > div:nth-child(3) > div:nth-child(2) > p:nth-child(2) > a:nth-child(3)")

• Error: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 1:1. Recommendation: change text colour to #767676.

  WCAG2AA.Principle1.Guideline1_4.1_4_3.G18.Fail

  <a href="http://www.ucsb.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-white no-underline hover:opacity-80 transition inline-flex items-center">UCSB<!-- --> <svg xmlns="http:/...</a> (select with "#main-content > main > section:nth-child(1) > div:nth-child(3) > div:nth-child(2) > p:nth-child(2) > a:nth-child(4)")

• Error: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1. Recommendation: change background to #006ea9.

  WCAG2AA.Principle1.Guideline1_4.1_4_3.G18.Fail

  <p class="text-xl text-blue-100 mb-8 max-w-3xl mx-auto">Interested in collaborative res...</p> (select with "#main-content > main > section:nth-child(4) > div > p")

• Error: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1. Recommendation: change text colour to #fcfeff.

  WCAG2AA.Principle1.Guideline1_4.1_4_3.G18.Fail

  <a href="mailto:caylor@ucsb.edu" class="hover:text-wavesLightBlue transition-colors">caylor@ucsb.edu</a> (select with "html > body > div > footer > div:nth-child(1) > div:nth-child(1) > div:nth-child(1) > div:nth-child(3) > div:nth-child(2) > a")

• Error: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1. Recommendation: change background to #fcfdff.

  WCAG2AA.Principle1.Guideline1_4.1_4_3.G18.Fail

  <h3 class="text-lg font-semibold mb-6">Quick Links</h3> (select with "html > body > div > footer > div:nth-child(1) > div:nth-child(1) > div:nth-child(2) > h3")

• Error: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1. Recommendation: change background to #fcfdff.

  WCAG2AA.Principle1.Guideline1_4.1_4_3.G18.Fail

  <h3 class="text-lg font-semibold mb-6">Research Themes</h3> (select with "html > body > div > footer > div:nth-child(1) > div:nth-child(1) > div:nth-child(3) > h3")

• Error: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1. Recommendation: change text colour to #feffff.

  WCAG2AA.Principle1.Guideline1_4.1_4_3.G18.Fail

  <p>© <!-- -->2026<!-- --> WAVES Re...</p> (select with "html > body > div > footer > div:nth-child(2) > div > div > div:nth-child(1) > p")

• Error: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1. Recommendation: change text colour to #fdfeff.

  WCAG2AA.Principle1.Guideline1_4.1_4_3.G18.Fail

  <a class="hover:text-wavesLightBlue transition-colors" href="/privacy">Privacy Policy</a> (select with "html > body > div > footer > div:nth-child(2) > div > div > div:nth-child(2) > a:nth-child(1)")

• Error: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1. Recommendation: change text colour to #fdfeff.

  WCAG2AA.Principle1.Guideline1_4.1_4_3.G18.Fail

  <a class="hover:text-wavesLightBlue transition-colors" href="/terms">Terms of Use</a> (select with "html > body > div > footer > div:nth-child(2) > div > div > div:nth-child(2) > a:nth-child(2)")

• Error: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1. Recommendation: change text colour to #fdfeff.

  WCAG2AA.Principle1.Guideline1_4.1_4_3.G18.Fail

  <a class="hover:text-wavesLightBlue transition-colors" href="/accessibility">Accessibility</a> (select with "html > body > div > footer > div:nth-child(2) > div > div > div:nth-child(2) > a:nth-child(3)")

• Error: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1. Recommendation: change text colour to #fdfeff.

  WCAG2AA.Principle1.Guideline1_4.1_4_3.G18.Fail

  <a class="hover:text-wavesLightBlue transition-colors" href="/sitemap">Sitemap</a> (select with "html > body > div > footer > div:nth-child(2) > div > div > div:nth-child(2) > a:nth-child(4)")