This is great, but the low contrast between the text and the background makes it very hard to read. With no evidence I feel that this is something of a trend a

This is great, but the low contrast between the text and the background makes it very hard to read. With no evidence I feel that this is something of a trend at the moment; I've recently battled our designers when they have sacrificed readability. I'm 29 and have excellent vision, I can't imagine how hard this could be to read for people who don't.