Checked 8/31/2026 · https://www.zeit.de/index
No critical barriers in the checked HTML · 3 pointe to follow up.
How is the score formed? (100 starting points)
| Heading level skipped | -7 |
| {n} duplicate id attributes | -7 |
| {n} CSS rule{nPlural} with possibly too low text contrast | -7 |
| Result | 79 / 100 |
Perceivable
{n} CSS rule{nPlural} with possibly too low text contrast
Required: 4.5:1 (normal) or 3:1 (large text). With an “assumed page background” the actual background could not be determined reliably — check in the browser if in doubt. Found among others: {examples}
html.color-scheme-dark .er-pembed-push__logo
This is what you should do: Darken the text colour or lighten the background until the relevant minimum value is reached. Never use colour as the only distinguishing feature.
Operable
Heading level skipped
Sequence: {seq}. Levels should not be skipped (h2 → h4).
h1–h6
This is what you should do: Assign the heading levels without gaps.
Robust
{n} duplicate id attributes
e.g. {examples}. Breaks label-for and aria links.
[id]
This is what you should do: Assign unique ids.
Already handled correctly
- Textalternativen: keine automatisch erkennbaren Probleme
- A skip link to the content exists
- A <main> landmark exists
Next steps
- Heading level skipped. Assign the heading levels without gaps.
- {n} duplicate id attributes. Assign unique ids.
- {n} CSS rule{nPlural} with possibly too low text contrast. Darken the text colour or lighten the background until the relevant minimum value is reached. Never use colour as the only distinguishing feature.
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Method & limits
On 8/31/2026 the HTML that www.zeit.de delivers on a first visit without login was checked, plus up to four linked CSS files from the same domain. Checked: colour contrast (from CSS), text alternatives, form labelling, names of controls, heading structure, page title and page language, zoom lock, duplicate ids, positive tabindex values, landmarks.
Not checked: anything that arises via JavaScript, keyboard operability, visible focus, focus order, screen-reader announcement, content behind login, subpages. The automated test finds roughly 20–35% of WCAG breaches — the rest needs a manual check. A snapshot, not a legal decision.
Overlay widgets (accessibility buttons that switch contrast or font size) do not make a site conformant — the barriers found have to be fixed in the source code. Why overlays don't help