Tip: No idea how HN is used on a phone, but on a PC and browser I just CTRL-A to select all text on the entire page and the light gray text becomes clearly read

Tip: No idea how HN is used on a phone, but on a PC and browser I just CTRL-A to select all text on the entire page and the light gray text becomes clearly readable. Since this does not impact scrolling location or anything else I'm satisfied with this very simple workaround.