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24 alternatives to Contrast Safe

Small macOS menu bar app to check your colors against WCAG

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Contrast Safe launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Contrast▲341
A macOS app for quick access to WCAG color contrast ratios
2017 · usecontrast.com · its alternatives →
2
Contrasts – Color Checker for macOS▲13
Get Ready for the Accessibility Act — Fun & WCAG-Compliant!
2025 · contrasts.app · its alternatives →
3
Palette For Mac▲205
A menu bar based colour contrast analyser
2016 · often.studio · its alternatives →
4
Venngage WCAG Color Contrast Checker▲48
Check color contrast ratio and follow WCAG with ease
2023 · venngage.com · its alternatives →
5
Contraste▲119
Check the accessibility of text against the WCAG.
2018 · contrasteapp.com · its alternatives →
6
Clarity – Color Accessibility Check▲6
Pick colors and check WCAG contrast instantly
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
7
Color Contrast Tool▲72
Tool to check color contrast as per in dev WCAG 3 APCA
2022 · color-contrast.dev · its alternatives →
8
System Color Picker▲233
The macOS color picker supercharged
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
Color Peeker▲115
Color code in the menu bar
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
Colour Contrast Checker▲11
Check the contrast between different colour gainst WCAG
2020 · colorable.jxnblk.com · its alternatives →
11
Contrast for Figma▲96
Check color contrast against images, gradients, and solids.
2019 · figma.com · its alternatives →
12
Culrs Mac App▲245
Thoughtfully crafted color palettes now on your mac menubar
2019 · culrs.app · its alternatives →
13
macOS menu bar gauges for your Claude Code quota▲69
Menu bar gauges for Claude Code quota (SwiftBar plugin) - grzegorz-raczek-unit8/claude-quota
Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
14
Hand Mirror for Mac▲191
A one-click camera check, right from the menu bar
2020 · handmirror.app · its alternatives →
15
Sip▲157
Simple OSX app to sample & encode any color on your screen.
2014 · theolabrothers.com · its alternatives →
16
Usagebar▲172
A macOS menu bar app that tracks your Claude Code 5-hour and weekly usage limits. See reset timers, get notifications, and never hit the wall unexpectedly.
Jan 2026 · usagebar.com · its alternatives →
17
Use Contrast▲12
Figma plugin for quick access to WCAG color contrast ratios
2022 · usecontrast.com · its alternatives →
18
SimplePing▲108
macOS Menu Bar one-click ping utility
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
19
macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real time▲161
I built a macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real time via API after hitting limits mid-flow too often. Signed and notarised by Apple. Open source. https://github.com/richhickson/claudecodeusage https://x.com/richhickson
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
20
Litur for macOS▲150
A better way to find, collect & organize your colors
2020 · litur.app · its alternatives →
21
Free WCAG Color Contrast Checker▲1
Test color pairs for WCAG AA/AAA accessibility in seconds
Dec 2025 · tools.arteonagency.pl · its alternatives →
22
A fast color contrast checker that suggests better colors▲6
Check the contrast between colors using WCAG or APCA and get suggestions for better colors if needed.
2020 · polypane.app · its alternatives →
23
Free Color Contrast Checker — WCAG 2.2▲2
accessibility, a11y, contrast, design tools
May 2026 · tools.rocketvalidator.com · its alternatives →
24
QuickLens▲81
Inspect the UI of apps, illustrations & websites like a PRO!
2021 · its alternatives →

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