Some facts: The contrast ratio between that gray (#8e8e8e) and the white background is 3.3. At this text size (16px) it fails WCAG AA and WCAG AAA. This means

Some facts: The contrast ratio between that gray (#8e8e8e) and the white background is 3.3. At this text size (16px) it fails WCAG AA and WCAG AAA. This means that people with sight issues (and even regular people) will have issues reading the body of the website. You usually want at least 4.5. This kind of low contrast should only be seen at a minimum of 18px and ideally on bold text.