On 10 of the 11 pages we reviewed, the first screen has links and buttons that share the same background, text color and font size.
F4 · First screen and calls to action
Their appearance does not separate one action from another: someone arriving has no visual cue to choose by.
It appears on 10 of the 11 pages we reviewed. Among them: /, /helpdesk, /integrations. Plus 7 more.
The count for each page
- https://www.intercom.com/ · 4
- https://www.intercom.com/helpdesk · 3
- https://www.intercom.com/integrations · 3
- https://www.intercom.com/security · 4
- https://www.intercom.com/small-business · 3
- https://www.intercom.com/legal/cookie-policy · 2
- https://www.intercom.com/helpdesk/inbox · 3
- https://www.intercom.com/live-chat · 3
- https://www.intercom.com/helpdesk/copilot · 2
- https://www.intercom.com/helpdesk/tickets · 3
About this check: Partial. We stopped before finishing: of the visible links and buttons on this page, we stored 72 of 80.
If you decide to change it: Change the style of whichever one should be the main action. We have not tested the change, so we do not know what else is affected.
One form asks for a single detail, and we found nothing that says whether it is required.
F3 · Observed forms
Why it matters: Whoever fills it in does not know what they can leave blank until they try to send it.
It is on /signup/email?solution_id=29.
We counted what the form asked for when it opened; it may ask for more as you go.
Where it is
Continue§checkbox:|text:email
If you decide to change it: Mark each required field in its label, and declare it on the field itself with the required attribute. We have not tested the change, so we do not know what else is affected.
On 10 of the 11 pages we reviewed, there are pieces of text that barely stand out from their background.
F1 · Computed accessibility
Why it matters: It is hard to read against the color behind it.
It appears on 10 of the 11 pages we reviewed. Among them: /, /helpdesk, /integrations. Plus 7 more.
We measure against the reference the check itself brings: 4.5 to 1 for normal text and 3 to 1 for large text. We did not set it. We do not measure text that sits on an image or a gradient: the check cannot work out the background color, and those cases never get this far.
The measured colors, with their page
- Aa2.61The text is
#a0a0a0 on #ffffff · 3 times on https://www.intercom.com/ · it says “A complete system for” - Aa2.74The text is
#989896 on #faf9f6 · 4 times on https://www.intercom.com/ · it says “One ticketing system for customer issues, back-office collaboration, and tracker tickets t” - Aa2.77The text is
#9b9b9b on #ffffff · 4 times on https://www.intercom.com/ · it says “Deploy Fin across phone, email, chat, Slack, and more so every customer receives accurate,” - Aa2.74The text is
#989896 on #faf9f6 · 4 times on https://www.intercom.com/helpdesk · it says “With Human in the Loop, Fin asks a teammate in the Inbox when it needs a review, some info” - Aa2.77The text is
#9b9b9b on #ffffff · 4 times on https://www.intercom.com/helpdesk · it says “Order history, billing and account details from tools like Shopify and Stripe sit in the c” - Aa2.6The text is
#9d9c9a on #faf9f6 · 8 times on https://www.intercom.com/helpdesk · it says “Copilot” - Aa2.77The text is
#9b9b9b on #ffffff · 6 times on https://www.intercom.com/integrations · it says “See everything in one view in the inbox — pull in data from tools like Shopify and Stripe ” - Aa2.74The text is
#989896 on #faf9f6 · 6 times on https://www.intercom.com/integrations · it says “Meet customers on the social and messaging apps they already use, with the same context an” - Aa2.77The text is
#9b9b9b on #ffffff · 4 times on https://www.intercom.com/security · it says “ISO 42001 certified for AI management system governance across the business, and Fin AI Ag” - Aa2.74The text is
#989896 on #faf9f6 · 4 times on https://www.intercom.com/security · it says “Procedures let Fin handle multi-step workflows, apply business rules, and trigger approval” - Aa2.74The text is
#989896 on #faf9f6 · 4 times on https://www.intercom.com/small-business · it says “Fin handles conversations around the clock. When something needs a person, it hands off wi” - Aa2.61The text is
#a0a0a0 on #ffffff · 3 times on https://www.intercom.com/small-business · it says “Deliver tailored experiences” - Aa3.94The text is
#808080 on #ffffff · 8 times on https://www.intercom.com/legal/cookie-policy · it says “Effective August 21, 2026” - Aa2.77The text is
#9b9b9b on #ffffff · 4 times on https://www.intercom.com/live-chat · it says “Support happens right inside your product, so customers get an answer without ever leaving” - Aa2.74The text is
#989896 on #faf9f6 · 2 times on https://www.intercom.com/live-chat · it says “Whether a customer reaches you on web, iOS, or Android, Fin delivers the same clear, high-” - Aa2.77The text is
#9b9b9b on #ffffff · 4 times on https://www.intercom.com/helpdesk/copilot · it says “When a conversation needs a ticket, your team creates and works it in the same place Copil” - Aa2.77The text is
#9b9b9b on #ffffff · 7 times on https://www.intercom.com/helpdesk/inbox · it says “Copilot uses your conversation history to generate answers, and you choose exactly which c” - Aa2.74The text is
#989896 on #faf9f6 · 2 times on https://www.intercom.com/helpdesk/inbox · it says “Assign tickets to back-office teams and ensure everyone has the context they need to colla” - Aa3.54The text is
#888888 on #ffffff · 4 times on https://www.intercom.com/helpdesk/inbox · it says “20 Updates Shipped” - Aa2.77The text is
#9b9b9b on #ffffff · 5 times on https://www.intercom.com/helpdesk/tickets · it says “Send ticket forms through a bot or directly in your product to reduce back-and-forth.” - Aa3.5The text is
#868583 on #faf9f6 · 4 times on https://www.intercom.com/helpdesk/tickets · it says “20 Updates Shipped”
About this check: Partial. Visible focus does not show in a still capture, so we did not check it.
If you decide to change it: Change one color in the stylesheet. We have not tested the change, so we do not know what else is affected.
On all 11 pages we reviewed, we found menus that open and close without saying which of the two states they are in.
F2 · Navigation and links
Why it matters: Someone using a screen reader cannot tell whether it is expanded.
It appears on 11 of the 11 pages we reviewed. Among them: /, /signup/email?solution_id=29, /helpdesk. Plus 8 more.
at both widths
We found no aria-expanded attribute on the control that opens it, nor anything that changes it from false to true when it opens.
The count for each page
- https://www.intercom.com/ · 1
- https://www.intercom.com/signup/email?solution_id=29 · 1
- https://www.intercom.com/helpdesk · 1
- https://www.intercom.com/integrations · 1
- https://www.intercom.com/security · 1
- https://www.intercom.com/small-business · 1
- https://www.intercom.com/legal/cookie-policy · 1
- https://www.intercom.com/helpdesk/inbox · 1
- https://www.intercom.com/live-chat · 1
- https://www.intercom.com/helpdesk/copilot · 1
- https://www.intercom.com/helpdesk/tickets · 1
Where it is
[aria-haspopup]
About this check: Partial. We checked links with no declared destination, but we did not follow any, so we do not detect a link that leads to a page that does not exist.
If you decide to change it: One attribute per menu. We have not tested the change, so we do not know what else is affected.
On all 11 pages we reviewed, there are external domains that load before anyone touches anything. On the page with the most, there are 12.
F6 · Third parties and consent
They showed up in the first load, before we answered the cookie notice on 11 of the 11 pages in this review. It is what someone finds when they arrive at the site and have not answered yet.
Among them: 380ce6d4f3e0.edge.sdk.awswaf.com, cdn.cookielaw.org, cdn.sanity.io. Plus 12 more.
It appears on 11 of the 11 pages we reviewed. Among them: /, /signup/email?solution_id=29, /helpdesk. Plus 8 more.
at both widths
The count for each page
- https://www.intercom.com/ · 6
- https://www.intercom.com/signup/email?solution_id=29 · 12
- https://www.intercom.com/helpdesk · 6
- https://www.intercom.com/integrations · 7
- https://www.intercom.com/security · 6
- https://www.intercom.com/small-business · 5
- https://www.intercom.com/legal/cookie-policy · 6
- https://www.intercom.com/helpdesk/inbox · 5
- https://www.intercom.com/live-chat · 5
- https://www.intercom.com/helpdesk/copilot · 6
- https://www.intercom.com/helpdesk/tickets · 5
About this check: Partial. This check only covers the domains the page called while loading. We removed the cookie notice by rejecting it. We do not judge whether what the page does with those domains is lawful.
No fix proposed: this is a decision worth consulting on.