Accessibility
To check if your email is accessible, you should evaluate how well it supports users with visual, cognitive, or motor impairments. Here are the best tools and checks to assess email accessibility:
✅ 1. Manual Checklist for Email Accessibility
📷 Images:
Do all
<img>tags include meaningfulaltattributes?Are decorative images using
alt=""?
🎨 Contrast:
Are text and button colors WCAG AA compliant (contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for normal text)?
Is background and text color legible in both light and dark mode?
🔡 Typography:
Is the font size at least 14px?
Is line-height at least 1.4 (or 140%)?
🧭 Navigation:
Are links clearly styled (underlined or colored)?
Do links use meaningful anchor text (not just “click here”)?
🏷 Structure:
Are you using semantic HTML (like
<h1>,<p>,<ul>, etc.)?Is reading order logical in screen readers and mobile clients?
🛠 2. Tools You Can Use
Tool Use Litmus Advanced email testing + accessibility audit (includes screen reader preview) Accessible-email.org
Free accessibility scanner + inline code feedback Email Markup Tester (for MJML emails) Helps visualize layout with structur
Wave by WebAIM Paste in HTML or URL to check for contrast and structure
Color Contrast Checker Validate text/background combinations
