diff --git a/src/services/templateRenderer.ts b/src/services/templateRenderer.ts
index e27365e..1e055c9 100644
--- a/src/services/templateRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/services/templateRenderer.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { StyleOption, ElementStyle, FontConfig, ColorPalette } from '../types';
+import { ensureContrast, isLargeText } from '../utils/contrastUtils';
 
 /**
  * Resolves a color reference (e.g., 'accent', 'background') or returns the color directly
@@ -41,17 +42,33 @@ function elementToCss(
 
   if (style.font) css.push(`font-family: ${resolveFont(style.font, fonts)}`);
   if (style.size) css.push(`font-size: ${style.size}pt`);
-  if (style.color) css.push(`color: ${resolveColor(style.color, palette)}`);
+  if (style.color) {
+    let resolvedColor = resolveColor(style.color, palette);
+    const bgColor = resolveColor('background', palette);
+    const sizePt = style.size || 12;
+    const isBold = style.bold || false;
+    const minRatio = isLargeText(sizePt, isBold) ? 4.5 : 7;
+    resolvedColor = ensureContrast(resolvedColor, bgColor, minRatio);
+    css.push(`color: ${resolvedColor}`);
+  }
   if (style.background) css.push(`background: ${resolveColor(style.background, palette)}`);
   if (style.bold) css.push('font-weight: 700');
   if (style.italic) css.push('font-style: italic');
   if (style.underline) css.push('text-decoration: underline');
   if (style.allCaps) css.push('text-transform: uppercase');
-  if (style.align) css.push(`text-align: ${style.align === 'both' ? 'justify' : style.align}`);
+  if (style.align) {
+    const align = style.align === 'both' || style.align === 'justify' ? 'left' : style.align;
+    css.push(`text-align: ${align}`);
+  }
   if (style.spacing) {
     if (style.spacing.before) css.push(`margin-top: ${style.spacing.before}pt`);
     if (style.spacing.after) css.push(`margin-bottom: ${style.spacing.after}pt`);
-    if (style.spacing.line) css.push(`line-height: ${style.spacing.line}`);
+    if (style.spacing.line) {
+      const isHeading = selector.includes(' h1') || selector.includes(' h2') || selector.includes(' h3') || selector.includes(' h4') || selector.includes(' h5') || selector.includes(' h6');
+      const minLineHeight = isHeading ? 1.0 : 1.5;
+      const lineHeight = Math.max(style.spacing.line, minLineHeight);
+      css.push(`line-height: ${lineHeight}`);
+    }
   }
   if (style.indent) css.push(`text-indent: ${style.indent}pt`);
   if (style.padding) css.push(`padding: ${style.padding}pt`);
@@ -162,9 +179,13 @@ function generateCssFromWordConfig(template: StyleOption): string {
   if (cfg.body?.font) pageStyles.push(`font-family: ${cfg.body.font}`);
   if (cfg.body?.size) pageStyles.push(`font-size: ${cfg.body.size}pt`);
   if (cfg.body?.color) pageStyles.push(`color: #${cfg.body.color}`);
-  if (cfg.body?.align) pageStyles.push(`text-align: ${cfg.body.align === 'both' ? 'justify' : cfg.body.align}`);
+  if (cfg.body?.align) {
+    const align = cfg.body.align === 'both' || cfg.body.align === 'justify' ? 'left' : cfg.body.align;
+    pageStyles.push(`text-align: ${align}`);
+  }
   if (cfg.body?.spacing?.line) {
-    pageStyles.push(`line-height: ${cfg.body.spacing.line / 240}`);
+    const lineHeight = Math.max(cfg.body.spacing.line / 240, 1.5);
+    pageStyles.push(`line-height: ${lineHeight}`);
   }
   // White background for the document page
   pageStyles.push('background: #ffffff');
@@ -213,9 +234,13 @@ function generateCssFromWordConfig(template: StyleOption): string {
     if (cfg.body.font) pStyles.push(`font-family: ${cfg.body.font}`);
     if (cfg.body.size) pStyles.push(`font-size: ${cfg.body.size}pt`);
     if (cfg.body.color) pStyles.push(`color: #${cfg.body.color}`);
-    if (cfg.body.align) pStyles.push(`text-align: ${cfg.body.align === 'both' ? 'justify' : cfg.body.align}`);
+    if (cfg.body.align) {
+      const align = cfg.body.align === 'both' || cfg.body.align === 'justify' ? 'left' : cfg.body.align;
+      pStyles.push(`text-align: ${align}`);
+    }
     if (cfg.body.spacing?.line) {
-      pStyles.push(`line-height: ${cfg.body.spacing.line / 240}`);
+      const lineHeight = Math.max(cfg.body.spacing.line / 240, 1.5);
+      pStyles.push(`line-height: ${lineHeight}`);
     }
     if (cfg.body.spacing?.after) {
       pStyles.push(`margin-bottom: ${cfg.body.spacing.after / 20}pt`);
diff --git a/src/utils/contrastUtils.ts b/src/utils/contrastUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41019d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/contrastUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/**
+ * WCAG 2.2 contrast ratio utilities for runtime color validation
+ */
+
+export function hexToRgb(hex: string): [number, number, number] {
+  const clean = hex.replace('#', '');
+  const full = clean.length === 3
+    ? clean.split('').map(c => c + c).join('')
+    : clean;
+  const num = parseInt(full, 16);
+  return [(num >> 16) & 255, (num >> 8) & 255, num & 255];
+}
+
+export function relativeLuminance([r, g, b]: [number, number, number]): number {
+  const [rs, gs, bs] = [r, g, b].map(c => {
+    const s = c / 255;
+    return s <= 0.04045 ? s / 12.92 : Math.pow((s + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4);
+  });
+  return 0.2126 * rs + 0.7152 * gs + 0.0722 * bs;
+}
+
+export function contrastRatio(color1: string, color2: string): number {
+  const l1 = relativeLuminance(hexToRgb(color1));
+  const l2 = relativeLuminance(hexToRgb(color2));
+  const lighter = Math.max(l1, l2);
+  const darker = Math.min(l1, l2);
+  return (lighter + 0.05) / (darker + 0.05);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Adjusts foreground color to meet minimum contrast ratio against background.
+ * Lightens or darkens the foreground as needed.
+ */
+export function ensureContrast(fg: string, bg: string, minRatio: number): string {
+  if (contrastRatio(fg, bg) >= minRatio) return fg;
+
+  const bgLum = relativeLuminance(hexToRgb(bg));
+  const [r, g, b] = hexToRgb(fg);
+
+  // Determine direction: lighten if bg is dark, darken if bg is light
+  const lighten = bgLum < 0.5;
+
+  for (let step = 1; step <= 50; step++) {
+    const factor = step * 0.02;
+    let nr: number, ng: number, nb: number;
+
+    if (lighten) {
+      nr = Math.min(255, Math.round(r + (255 - r) * factor));
+      ng = Math.min(255, Math.round(g + (255 - g) * factor));
+      nb = Math.min(255, Math.round(b + (255 - b) * factor));
+    } else {
+      nr = Math.max(0, Math.round(r * (1 - factor)));
+      ng = Math.max(0, Math.round(g * (1 - factor)));
+      nb = Math.max(0, Math.round(b * (1 - factor)));
+    }
+
+    const adjusted = '#' + [nr, ng, nb].map(c => c.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')).join('');
+    if (contrastRatio(adjusted, bg) >= minRatio) return adjusted;
+  }
+
+  // Fallback: return white or black
+  return lighten ? '#FFFFFF' : '#000000';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Determines if text at given size/weight qualifies as "large text" per WCAG.
+ * Large text = 18pt+ (24px+) or 14pt+ bold (18.66px+)
+ */
+export function isLargeText(sizePt: number, bold: boolean): boolean {
+  return sizePt >= 18 || (bold && sizePt >= 14);
+}