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The reason why designers don't do that is rooted in the modern guidelines advising against higher contrast as "bad style". That's why on many websites we need t
by dvfjsdhgfv 8y ago
The reason why designers don't do that is rooted in the modern guidelines advising against higher contrast as "bad style". That's why on many websites we need to read dark-grey text on light-grey background. Black and white are frowned upon in the UI design community.
- jdietrich 8y agoWhich guidelines? W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines specifically recommend a minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1. Most web style guidelines that I'm familiar with inherit this recommendation, including Material. https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/visual-audio-contrast-contrast.html https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/visual-audio-cont... https://material.io/design/usability/accessibility.html#color-contrast https://material.io/design/usability/accessibility.html#colo...