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> I don't really get why it seems to be a "thing" recently for websites to have low-contrast text colors. It doesn't need to be any more complex than "designer
by seanwilson 10y ago
> I don't really get why it seems to be a "thing" recently for websites to have low-contrast text colors.
It doesn't need to be any more complex than "designers think it looks nice". Black text obviously has a better contrast but I bet it doesn't look as good.
- tracker1 10y agoThere are many darker gray options to pick from though... I'm not as good as I was when I was younger, so fine detail is hard... I'm using a 40" 4K display at native resolution, and most of the websites I use I bump between 125 and 150% to be readable. These tiny devices with really tiny fonts kill me... I don't use the FB app in particular, because even with the accessibility settings turned all the way up, I can't read the damned thing on my phone. Really wish FB would fix this, but there are other web offenders too. I get design is important, but it should NEVER be at the cost of removing usability.