I hate to distract from the content of the article, but I have a request from those without good vision: the text color on this blog is just a shade over 50% gr

I hate to distract from the content of the article, but I have a request from those without good vision: the text color on this blog is just a shade over 50% grey. I know people are opposed to the starkness of #000-on-#FFF text, but going approximately #888-on-#FFF seems extreme.