Automated checks does not detect contrast issues with icons about accessibility-insights-web HOT 3 CLOSED

Hi, @cabillin! Icon color contrast issues are reported on the "Needs Review" page, which is where we report results that require human evaluation besides what the automated tool can provide. I'll dig a little deeper into why icons are handled differently, then get back to you.

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@cabillin, I did some more research on this. Accessibility Insights for web uses axe-core as its central engine, and axe-core uses the same color contrast rule for text and icons. The challenge is that icons may be a required part of the UI or they may be purely decorative, and there is no standard to identify which scenario applies to a given icon. We made the decision to include icon color contrast errors in the Needs Review category because a human needs to investigate it and make the final determination.

I'll close out this issue since we don't plan on make any changes from the current behavior.

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Ok, thank you for the help and information.

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