The first example shows a bit-mapped image containing dark text on a light background, which is good contrast for viewing in almost any circumstance. The second example shows an image with poor choices for foreground and background color. Some people or some devices might not easily interpret the content. The reason the priority is higher for color choices in an image is that the user has no control over the rendering of the color of an image.
Access note: the actual wording contained in these example images is the same as in the following examples of text color.
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