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I totally disagree with the "never go black" sentiment. For non-Retina iOS devices, legibility is going to be directly harmed by non-black characters. With Ret
by kmfrk 14y ago
I totally disagree with the "never go black" sentiment. For non-Retina iOS devices, legibility is going to be directly harmed by non-black characters.
With Retina, you can go with whatever you want for decorative reasons, but devices with poor DPI suffer for it.
- connortomas 14y agoI think you'll find that a lot of websites don't use "hard black" (#000000). There's a perception that hard black text on a hard white background is the most legible combo, but in practice this can actually appear a bit harsh to some. Even on non-Retina devices, as long as contrast isn't weakened too much, lightening the text can result in a softer, more appealing reading experience. (See most the way most "read later/readability" services format articles).