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The green used on the website is significantly brighter than on an iPhone. In fact, on the iPhone, I would say the green gives better contrast than the white te

by nomel 4y ago

The green used on the website is significantly brighter than on an iPhone. In fact, on the iPhone, I would say the green gives better contrast than the white text on a blue background. For direct messages, the colored bubbles are only used on messages you send. Messages received are always white text on black background (dark mode) or black text on grey background (light mode). edit: my bad. "increase contrast" option is on, set years ago.

Phrodo_00 4y ago
The green (and also the blue, but less so) used by iMessage doesn't even meet the minimum contrast set by apple accesibility guidelines [1] [1] https://medium.com/@krvoller/how-iphone-violates-apples-accessibility-guidelines-6785172eb343 https://medium.com/@krvoller/how-iphone-violates-apples-acce...
guelo 4y ago
It's objectively much worse contrast. https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/B3-CB781_1017ST_2_20181017204033.jpg https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/B3-CB781_1017ST_2_... My contrast tool says the blue contrast is 3.4:1 while the green is 1.9:1
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dfabulich 4y ago
I just took screenshots of an Android green text bubble and the https://www.android.com/get-the-message/ https://www.android.com/get-the-message/ site, and used Photoshop's eyedropper tool to compare colors. They're the exact same shade of green, #48dd8f. But it's not just you! The green on Google's site looks visually brighter because the entire bubble is on a blue background. On iPhone, the green is normally on a white background. Now, try setting your iPhone to Dark Mode in Settings, and you'll find that the green bubbles are still #48dd8f green and the text is still #ffffff pure white; it's harder to read on a black background, IMO.
- nomel 4y ago
  No, not for me. I'm seeing much darker on my phone: On the page: #75d993 In the video: #58bf5d From my iPhone (iOS 15.6): #317332 Edit: scratch that! Apparently I turned on “increase contrast” years ago.
  - GranPC 4y ago
    The background color of the bubbles changes in a gradient kind of way, depending on their vertical position on screen. That may explain the disparity you're seeing.
  - treesprite82 4y ago
    Could you upload a screenshot from your phone? Searching images online I see plenty that roughly match the colors they're using on the video/website, but none as dark as your iPhone. Reference: https://i.imgur.com/PlGjjQg.png https://i.imgur.com/PlGjjQg.png Maybe a personalization option?
    - nomel 4y ago
      Yes. Apparently I turned on the “increase contrast” Accessibility option years ago. I’ll be leaving it on.
bee_rider 4y ago
The "increase contrast" green is both more readable and also just nicer looking. I don't know why it isn't the default.

by nomel 4y ago

Phrodo_00 4y ago

The green (and also the blue, but less so) used by iMessage doesn't even meet the minimum contrast set by apple accesibility guidelines [1] [1] https://medium.com/@krvoller/how-iphone-violates-apples-accessibility-guidelines-6785172eb343 https://medium.com/@krvoller/how-iphone-violates-apples-acce...

guelo 4y ago

It's objectively much worse contrast. https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/B3-CB781_1017ST_2_20181017204033.jpg https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/B3-CB781_1017ST_2_... My contrast tool says the blue contrast is 3.4:1 while the green is 1.9:1

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dfabulich 4y ago

I just took screenshots of an Android green text bubble and the https://www.android.com/get-the-message/ https://www.android.com/get-the-message/ site, and used Photoshop's eyedropper tool to compare colors. They're the exact same shade of green, #48dd8f. But it's not just you! The green on Google's site looks visually brighter because the entire bubble is on a blue background. On iPhone, the green is normally on a white background. Now, try setting your iPhone to Dark Mode in Settings, and you'll find that the green bubbles are still #48dd8f green and the text is still #ffffff pure white; it's harder to read on a black background, IMO.

nomel 4y ago
No, not for me. I'm seeing much darker on my phone: On the page: #75d993 In the video: #58bf5d From my iPhone (iOS 15.6): #317332 Edit: scratch that! Apparently I turned on “increase contrast” years ago.
- GranPC 4y ago
  The background color of the bubbles changes in a gradient kind of way, depending on their vertical position on screen. That may explain the disparity you're seeing.
- treesprite82 4y ago
  Could you upload a screenshot from your phone? Searching images online I see plenty that roughly match the colors they're using on the video/website, but none as dark as your iPhone. Reference: https://i.imgur.com/PlGjjQg.png https://i.imgur.com/PlGjjQg.png Maybe a personalization option?
  - nomel 4y ago
    Yes. Apparently I turned on the “increase contrast” Accessibility option years ago. I’ll be leaving it on.

bee_rider 4y ago

The "increase contrast" green is both more readable and also just nicer looking. I don't know why it isn't the default.