The contrast audit is the web app's view of the contrast model: a live WCAG check of the theme you're editing. Press A to open it. A flag in the audit is information, not a block — the web app reports contrast but never forces it. To resolve one, raise the contrast level in Settings or pin the affected role to a value that passes.
What it reads
The audit reads the active mode only, so check light and dark separately. It's also scoped to the layer you're on — the MD route audits MD pairs, the shadcn route audits shadcn pairs.
Labels
Each pair is checked against its WCAG threshold and given one of four labels:
- Pass — readable, good contrast.
- Hard to read — text is too faint against its background. This is the one to fix.
- Faint — a border, icon, or fill is low-contrast; fine for some uses.
- Decorative — purely visual, no contrast needed, so it's exempt.
Filtering
Toggle the target level between AA and AAA to see the theme against either bar. Filter the table by Text or UI to focus on one kind of pair — text-grade requirements versus non-text ones. See Thresholds for the numbers behind each.