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The contrast-color() CSS function picks a color that has guaranteed contrast against a specified foreground or background color.

Status

Limited availability

MDN documentation

contrast-color()

Specifications

CSS Color Module Level 6 (#funcdef-contrast-color), from Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Working Group (W3C).

Browser support

Chrome ❌ See crbug.com/40142548
Chrome Android ❌ See crbug.com/40142548
Edge ❌ See crbug.com/40142548
Firefox 146 Released on 2025-12-09
Firefox for Android 146 Released on 2025-12-09
Safari 26 Released on 2025-09-15
Safari on iOS 26 Released on 2025-09-15

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