Proposed wording for COGA SC on visually clear interactive controls

From WCAG WG

Current​ with new Defn of "Visually Clear"

B.3.3.2 Interactive controls are visually clear or visually clear controls are easily available that conform to the following:​​

Interactive controls are visible

  • Interactive controls including links are visually discriminable and their boundaries are visually clear.
  • Boundaries on interactive controls and boundaries of icons should have a sufficient color contrast of 4.5:1
  • Interactive controls with the same role are consistently presented across a set of web pages
  • The qualities or properties of the control define its possible uses. It is clear how it can or should be used and what action it will trigger.
  • Actions and actionable items that can be interacted with should have a clear visual style that indicates how to interact with them e.g. buttons that look like buttons. Visually clear controls can be made easily available though easy to use personlization (when available)

Proposed Definition of "visually clear"

Provides a border with a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 with the inactive content, or has fill that provides a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 with the surrounding static content.

​===If "visually clear" is too ambiguous=== How about this

B.3.3.2 Interactive controls​ ​​are​ ​visually defined,​ ​or visual​ ​definition ​can be set​ ​from a mechanism on the page.

Definition of visually defined

Provides a border with a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 with the inactive content, or has fill that provides a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 with the surrounding static content.

OR

B.3.3.2 Interactive controls​ ​​have​ ​visually defined affordances,​ ​or visually​ ​defined affordances ​can be set​ ​from a mechanism on the page.

[Affordance]