06-18-2019, 08:47 PM
I'm sure it's already known that the light theme link color is difficult to discern from normal text. The dark theme needs an adjustment too - the edges of the text are subtly blending into the background and it makes it just slightly harder to read. I use the Chrome Dark Reader plugin normally and noticed how much of a difference there was. Screenshots for comparison
Dark Theme
Dark Reader plugin
Not sure exactly how dark reader works but my guess is it adjusts contrast on foreground/background elements until it hits some threshold, probably one of the WCAG established levels. The contrast level of the Dark Reader color on black is a 6.93:1 according to Web Aim where as the regular dark theme is 3.35:1. I look at a lot of links during the weekend and Dark Reader can have some weird interactions with the site so I turn it off a lot, so an adjustment would be appreciated
Dark Theme
Dark Reader plugin
Not sure exactly how dark reader works but my guess is it adjusts contrast on foreground/background elements until it hits some threshold, probably one of the WCAG established levels. The contrast level of the Dark Reader color on black is a 6.93:1 according to Web Aim where as the regular dark theme is 3.35:1. I look at a lot of links during the weekend and Dark Reader can have some weird interactions with the site so I turn it off a lot, so an adjustment would be appreciated