diff --git a/app/helpers/color_helper.rb b/app/helpers/color_helper.rb
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+module ColorHelper
+  def hex_to_rgb(hex_color)
+    # Remove the '#' character if it's there
+    hex_color = hex_color.tr('#', '')
+
+    # Split the hex color string into the RGB components
+    r = hex_color[0..1].to_i(16)
+    g = hex_color[2..3].to_i(16)
+    b = hex_color[4..5].to_i(16)
+
+    [r, g, b]
+  end
+
+  def rgb_to_hex(red, green, blue)
+    hex = [red, green, blue].map do |color|
+      color = 255 if color > 255
+      color = 0 if color.negative?
+
+      color.round.to_s(16).rjust(2, '0')
+    end.join.upcase
+
+    "##{hex}".downcase
+  end
+
+  def get_luminance(color)
+    return 0 if color == 'transparent'
+
+    r, g, b = hex_to_rgb(color)
+    (0.2126 * channel_to_luminance(r)) + (0.7152 * channel_to_luminance(g)) + (0.0722 * channel_to_luminance(b))
+  end
+
+  def get_contrast(color1, color2)
+    luminance1 = get_luminance(color1)
+    luminance2 = get_luminance(color2)
+
+    if luminance1 > luminance2
+      (luminance1 + 0.05) / (luminance2 + 0.05)
+    else
+      (luminance2 + 0.05) / (luminance1 + 0.05)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def mix(color1, color2, weight)
+    # Parse colors and normalize
+    r1, g1, b1 = hex_to_rgb(color1).map { |c| c / 255.0 }
+    r2, g2, b2 = hex_to_rgb(color2).map { |c| c / 255.0 }
+
+    # Mixing algorithm from Sass implementation
+    weight1, weight2 = get_weight_for_mixing(weight)
+
+    # Calculate final color values
+    r = ((r1 * weight1) + (r2 * weight2)) * 255
+    g = ((g1 * weight1) + (g2 * weight2)) * 255
+    b = ((b1 * weight1) + (b2 * weight2)) * 255
+
+    # Convert final values to a CSS RGBA color string
+    rgb_to_hex(r, g, b)
+  end
+
+  def adjust_color_for_contrast(color, background_color, target_ratio = 3.1)
+    max_iterations = 20
+    adjusted_color = color
+
+    max_iterations.times do
+      current_ratio = get_contrast(adjusted_color, background_color)
+      break if current_ratio >= target_ratio
+
+      adjustment_direction = get_luminance(adjusted_color) < 0.5 ? '#ffffff' : '#151718'
+      adjusted_color = mix(adjusted_color, adjustment_direction, 0.05)
+    end
+
+    adjusted_color
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def get_weight_for_mixing(weight)
+    normalized_weight = (weight * 2) - 1
+    weight2 = (normalized_weight + 1) / 2
+    weight1 = 1 - weight2
+
+    [weight1, weight2]
+  end
+
+  def channel_to_luminance(channel)
+    channel /= 255.0
+    if channel <= 0.03928
+      channel / 12.92
+    else
+      ((channel + 0.055) / 1.055)**2.4
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/helpers/color_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/color_helper_spec.rb
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+require 'rails_helper'
+
+# the values for these test cases are based off https://github.com/ricokahler/color2k/
+
+RSpec.describe ColorHelper do
+  describe '#hex_to_rgb' do
+    it 'converts a hex color to RGB' do
+      pairs = [
+        ['#fefce8', [254, 252, 232]],
+        ['#fef9c3', [254, 249, 195]],
+        ['#fde047', [253, 224, 71]],
+        ['#ffe047', [255, 224, 71]],
+        ['#ffff47', [255, 255, 71]],
+        ['#000f47', [0, 15, 71]]
+      ]
+
+      pairs.each do |pair|
+        expect(helper.hex_to_rgb(pair[0])).to eq(pair[1])
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#rgb_to_hex' do
+    it 'converts RGB to a hex color' do
+      pairs = [
+        ['#fefce8', [254, 252, 232]],
+        ['#fef9c3', [254, 249, 195]],
+        ['#fde047', [253, 224, 71]],
+        ['#ffe047', [255, 224, 71]],
+        ['#ffff47', [255, 255, 71]],
+        ['#000f47', [0, 15, 71]]
+      ]
+
+      pairs.each do |pair|
+        expect(helper.rgb_to_hex(*pair[1])).to eq(pair[0])
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#get_luminance' do
+    it 'gets luminance' do
+      pairs = [
+        ['#fefce8', 0.9651783305430648],
+        ['#fef9c3', 0.9276232470289122],
+        ['#fde047', 0.7464888809386645],
+        ['#ffe047', 0.7502624139378438],
+        ['#ffff47', 0.9323493232745587],
+        ['#000f47', 0.007965800403950861]
+      ]
+
+      pairs.each do |pair|
+        expect(helper.get_luminance(pair[0])).to be_within(0.0001).of(pair[1])
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#get_contrast' do
+    it 'gets contrast' do
+      pairs = [
+        ['#fff7ed', '#082f49', 13.071630965576853],
+        ['#ffedd5', '#0c4a6e', 8.25405437296673],
+        ['#fed7aa', '#075985', 5.587542088216559],
+        ['#fdba74', '#0369a1', 3.518444977234888],
+        ['#fb923c', '#0284c7', 1.8094825558825534],
+        ['#f97316', '#0ea5e9', 1.01141749353127],
+        ['#ea580c', '#38bdf8', 1.66155548862194],
+        ['#c2410c', '#7dd3fc', 3.1059042598363495],
+        ['#9a3412', '#bae6fd', 5.506356434201567],
+        ['#7c2d12', '#e0f2fe', 8.166263099299048],
+        ['#431407', '#f0f9ff', 14.681391442562134]
+      ]
+
+      pairs.each do |pair|
+        expect(helper.get_contrast(pair[0], pair[1])).to be_within(0.0001).of(pair[2])
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#mix' do
+    it 'mixes at 0.5' do
+      pairs = [
+        ['#fff7ed', '#082f49', '#84939b'],
+        ['#ffedd5', '#0c4a6e', '#869ca2'],
+        ['#fed7aa', '#075985', '#839898'],
+        ['#fdba74', '#0369a1', '#80928b'],
+        ['#fb923c', '#0284c7', '#7e8b82'],
+        ['#f97316', '#0ea5e9', '#848c80'],
+        ['#ea580c', '#38bdf8', '#918b82'],
+        ['#c2410c', '#7dd3fc', '#a08a84'],
+        ['#9a3412', '#bae6fd', '#aa8d88'],
+        ['#7c2d12', '#e0f2fe', '#ae9088'],
+        ['#431407', '#f0f9ff', '#9a8783']
+      ]
+
+      pairs.each do |pair|
+        expect(helper.mix(pair[0], pair[1], 0.5)).to eq(pair[2])
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'mixes at 0.2' do
+      pairs = [
+        ['#fff7ed', '#082f49', '#cecfcc'],
+        ['#ffedd5', '#0c4a6e', '#ceccc0'],
+        ['#fed7aa', '#075985', '#cdbea3'],
+        ['#fdba74', '#0369a1', '#cbaa7d'],
+        ['#fb923c', '#0284c7', '#c98f58'],
+        ['#f97316', '#0ea5e9', '#ca7d40'],
+        ['#ea580c', '#38bdf8', '#c66c3b'],
+        ['#c2410c', '#7dd3fc', '#b45e3c'],
+        ['#9a3412', '#bae6fd', '#a05841'],
+        ['#7c2d12', '#e0f2fe', '#905441'],
+        ['#431407', '#f0f9ff', '#664239']
+      ]
+
+      pairs.each do |pair|
+        expect(helper.mix(pair[0], pair[1], 0.2)).to eq(pair[2])
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#adjust_color_for_contrast' do
+    target_ratio = 3.1
+
+    it 'adjusts a color to meet the contrast ratio against a light background' do
+      color = '#ff0000'
+      background_color = '#ffffff'
+      adjusted_color = helper.adjust_color_for_contrast(color, background_color, target_ratio)
+      ratio = helper.get_contrast(adjusted_color, background_color)
+
+      expect(ratio).to be >= target_ratio
+    end
+
+    it 'adjusts a color to meet the contrast ratio against a dark background' do
+      color = '#00ff00'
+      background_color = '#000000'
+      adjusted_color = helper.adjust_color_for_contrast(color, background_color, target_ratio)
+      ratio = helper.get_contrast(adjusted_color, background_color)
+
+      expect(ratio).to be >= target_ratio
+    end
+
+    it 'returns a string representation of the color' do
+      color = '#00ff00'
+      background_color = '#000000'
+      adjusted_color = helper.adjust_color_for_contrast(color, background_color, target_ratio)
+
+      expect(adjusted_color).to be_a(String)
+    end
+
+    it 'handles cases where the color already meets the contrast ratio' do
+      color = '#000000'
+      background_color = '#ffffff'
+      adjusted_color = helper.adjust_color_for_contrast(color, background_color, target_ratio)
+      ratio = helper.get_contrast(adjusted_color, background_color)
+
+      expect(ratio).to be >= target_ratio
+      expect(adjusted_color).to eq(color)
+    end
+
+    it 'does not modify a color that already exceeds the contrast ratio' do
+      color = '#000000'
+      background_color = '#ffffff'
+      adjusted_color = helper.adjust_color_for_contrast(color, background_color, target_ratio)
+
+      expect(adjusted_color).to eq(color)
+    end
+  end
+end