Quick check
Guess first, no penalty. An AI banner has a light gray headline (#AAAAAA) on white. It looks clean. Does it pass the WCAG contrast rule for normal text?
WCAG (the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) sets the contrast rule: normal text needs "a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1", large text 3:1 (W3C). Contrast ratio compares the lightness of text and background. #AAAAAA on white works out to about 2.3:1.
AI design output fails in a few repeat ways: low contrast, garbled text inside images, extra fingers and odd details, colors that drift off brand, and "customer quotes" nobody said. Each one looks fine at thumbnail size.
Worked example
Before and after
One line of an AI banner spec, before and after your check.
AI banner
Headline color: #AAAAAA on white (about 2.3:1)
Now check this AI-made banner yourself.
Spot the mistakes
Tap the three things you'd fix before this ships. Tap one that's fine and you get a hint.
AI banner for a software launch
0 of 3 found
Fill the gaps
Fill the gaps in your check.
Before an AI design ships
I check text contrast . I read every word in the image . Every quote must .
Try it
Your steps, about 2 minutes
- 1.Add these checks to your AI brief card: contrast, text at 100%, details, brand, quotes. Then run them on one AI-made design.2 min