Re:Design Tip: Never Use Black
by mistercow on Wednesday August 08, 2012 @06:19PM
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I have never seen light-on-dark done in a way that didn't hurt my eyes to read, but when it comes closest to being acceptable is when the light is not completely white and the dark is not completely black.
I generally find that text is most easily readable when the background is very slightly darker than white, and the text is slightly lighter than black, and this has the added benefit of leaving you open to emphasize elements by increasing their contrast beyond that point.
The main useful idea that I think this article gives is this: don't use up all of your dynamic range in one place.
I generally find that text is most easily readable when the background is very slightly darker than white, and the text is slightly lighter than black, and this has the added benefit of leaving you open to emphasize elements by increasing their contrast beyond that point.
The main useful idea that I think this article gives is this: don't use up all of your dynamic range in one place.