Re: Table contrast ratio

Just spitballing here, but how about instead of borders, you used
background colors with a 3:1 contrast to one another for alternating rows?

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On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 10:19 AM Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk>
wrote:

> Would the table be visually clear if the borders were completely
> removed? Or would it be very difficult to work out where one cell/row
> starts and another one ends?
>
> If, with borders removed, the table becomes a confusing mess, then I'd
> say non-text contrast 3:1 should be applied. Basically, if the non-text
> "thing" is needed to understand visually what's going on, it should
> follow the ratio.
>
> And saying "it's essential that the border be faint as otherwise it's
> too visually busy" (if I understand what you're trying to get at
> correctly) is not really what the "essential" clause is about.
>
> In my view, anyway...
>
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