Colour Contrast Minimum Ratio for Compliance Marking
Regulation AODA + OHSA + Transport Canada · Canada
§The Law
AODA + OHSA + Transport Canada — Regulation AODA + OHSA + Transport Canada
“Compliance markings must achieve sufficient luminance contrast between the characters and background to be legible under the required viewing conditions.”
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70% luminance contrast is the AODA standard; Transport Canada and MTO require contrast sufficient for roadside readability. White on black achieves 100%.
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Specific Requirements
70% minimum luminance contrast (AODA)
High contrast for vehicle markings
Calculate using WCAG 2.1 contrast ratio formula
White or yellow on dark, dark on light
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