Do you have any sources for this, or is it just anecdotal? The W3C states a minimum of 4.5:1 contrast ratio[0] for body copy, or 7:1 for users with poor eyesig

Do you have any sources for this, or is it just anecdotal? The W3C states a minimum of 4.5:1 contrast ratio[0] for body copy, or 7:1 for users with poor eyesight[1]. If Snook's calculator[2] can be relied upon, this makes #444/#fff a contrast of 9.74:1. Even a darker bg of #eee yields 8.39:1. This also depends on the font weight, stroke, and size. [0]: http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG/#visual-audio-contrast-contrast http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG/#visual-audio-contrast-contrast [1]: http://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/visual-audio-contrast-contrast.html#visual-audio-contrast-contrast-68-head http://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/visual-audio-contr... [2]: http://snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html http://snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html