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0 pointstitanomachy7y ago0 comments

Yikes, that's a contrast ratio of 1.84... well below the AA accessibility guideline of 4.5 from webaim.org. I personally aim for about the AAA guideline of 7 (about #595959 on a white background) since I appreciate the lower eye-strain of slightly reduced contrast. I also like having the option to go darker for emphasis.

Chrome developer tools now shows you the contrast ratio along with these recommendations when you modify text colour.

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userbinator7y ago

since I appreciate the lower eye-strain of slightly reduced contrast

I don't understand this --- it seems to be a recent trend, but if anything, it causes more eye strain. For many years full white/black was the norm, and no one really complained. Perhaps it's because of monitors being set to max brightness/contrast by default? IMHO FFFFFF/000000 should not be uncomfortable to look at, and if it is, the brightness is probably too high.

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Chrome developer tools now shows you the contrast ratio along with these recommendations when you modify text colour.

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userbinator7y ago

since I appreciate the lower eye-strain of slightly reduced contrast

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