Pure black when coupled with white color in UI design can be problematic as it creates too much contrast.
Here you’ll find alternative color codes of gray that your designers can use for a palette that’s easier on the eyes.
“Black text on a white background overstimulates the OFF ganglion cells while white text on black background overstimulates the ON ganglion cells.”
“White text from a black screen could inhibit myopia, while black text on a white background may stimulate myopia.”
The study advises against reading black text on a white background due to the striking effects of contrast polarity.
Alternate colors that can be used instead of pure black (#000000) font, on white (#FFFFFF) background.
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”
- Steve Jobs
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”
- Steve Jobs
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”
- Steve Jobs
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”
- Steve Jobs
Alternate colors that can be used instead of pure black (#000000) background, with white (#FFFFFF) font.
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”
- Steve Jobs
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”
- Steve Jobs
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”
- Steve Jobs
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”
- Steve Jobs
Accessibility isn’t easy. And oftentimes it is downright hard. But that comes with the territory. Designing for humans is hard. And accessibility is, at the end of the day, all about and all for humans.
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