Sometimes, you may want to create a custom component, even if there is a similar one in UIKit because you want to style it in a way that the default one won't let you. That's fine, just take into account that you'll need to make it accessible.

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The equivalent of using a .semanticGroup accessibilityContainerType in UIKit, would be to use the .accessibilityElement(children: ) modifier with the .contain option in SwiftUI. Here's a refresher with some use-cases: https://x.com/dadederk/status/1558790851496742914

You should convey important information in multiple modes, not just color. If you are still required to do so, at the very least you should complement that info with other modes, like symbols, if the user requested differentiation without color.

When configuring a largeContentImage or adjustsImageSizeForAccessibilityContentSizeCategory, it is important to use a pdf asset and preserve the vector data so the icons are crisp at any size.