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Re:Ask HN: Dark mode for HN please? by albedoa on Saturday May 16, 2020 @02:40AM (#23201007)
> grey-on-color is lower contrast than white-on-color.

> Let's not make HN one of those sites.

The OP of the thread you are replying to is #828282 on top of #f6f6ef. That is lower contrast than black on white.

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Re:Ask HN: Dark mode for HN please? by JoshTriplett on Saturday May 16, 2020 @02:19PM (#23205841)
I was responding to the comment I directly replied to, not commenting on the specific color scheme of the style.
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Re:Ask HN: Dark mode for HN please? by albedoa on Saturday May 16, 2020 @03:20PM (#23206389)
You said: "Let's not make HN one of those sites."

Either it is already one of those sites or there is room between the most extreme contrasts. Pick one.

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Re:Ask HN: Dark mode for HN please? by JoshTriplett on Saturday May 16, 2020 @03:52PM (#23206665)
HN is currently "black on very light background". The equivalent dark mode would be "white on very dark background". I hope we end up with either that, or even better, white on a black background (because that would be great for devices with OLED screens, including many phones).
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Re:Ask HN: Dark mode for HN please? by albedoa on Saturday May 16, 2020 @04:06PM (#23206776)
The top post is #828282 on top of #f6f6ef, a pretty low contrast of 3.541 compared to 21.000 for black on white.
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