Automatic low contrast detection

A method includes generating a delicate area map by performing a morphological function on a portion of a received first image and identifying a plurality of edges in the first image, the plurality of edges comprising a plurality of pixels. The method also includes verifying a first contrast metric for a first subset of pixels that are in the plurality of pixels but not in the delicate area map, verifying a second contrast metric for a second subset of pixels that are in the plurality of pixels and in the delicate area map, and generating a validation result based on the verifying of the first contrast metric and the verifying of the second contrast metric.