Disturbing trend of low-contrast text - Revision history

Shawn at 16:58, 18 October 2014

2014-10-18T16:58:39Z

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	[[File:App Store bad contrast.png\|400px\|thumb\|right\|In its App Store, in 2014, Apple uses grey text for body elements, while larger text is black.]]		[[File:App Store bad contrast.png\|400px\|thumb\|right\|In its App Store, in 2014, Apple uses grey text for body elements, while larger text is black.]]
	[[File:Apple Reminders bad contrast.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|In its Reminders App, in 2014, Apple uses light grey text on a lighter grey background for body text.]]		[[File:Apple Reminders bad contrast.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|In its Reminders App, in 2014, Apple uses light grey text on a lighter grey background for body text.]]

			===References===
			"Grey Text and a White Background: What Happened to Readability of Type" by Joop Rijk. http://www.advmediaproductions.com/blog/grey-text-and-a-white-background-what-happened-to-readability-of-type/
			"Contrast(Minimum): Understanding SC 1.4.3" in "Understanding Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0" by W3C. http://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/visual-audio-contrast-contrast.html

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Shawn at 16:39, 18 October 2014

2014-10-18T16:39:16Z

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	Readability tradition insists body text be the highest contrast on a page that includes body, headlines, and other elements. In 2014, popular computer/phone applications are reversing the rule by using black-on-white for headers but grey for body text.		Readability tradition insists body text be the highest contrast on a page that includes body, headlines, and other elements. In 2014, popular computer/phone applications are reversing the rule by using black-on-white for headers but grey for body text.
	[[File:App Store bad contrast.png\|~~300px~~\|thumb\|right\|In its App Store, in 2014, Apple uses grey text for body elements, while larger text is black.]]		[[File:App Store bad contrast.png\|400px\|thumb\|right\|In its App Store, in 2014, Apple uses grey text for body elements, while larger text is black.]]
			[[File:Apple Reminders bad contrast.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|In its Reminders App, in 2014, Apple uses light grey text on a lighter grey background for body text.]]

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2014-10-18T16:33:15Z

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Also see [[web design]].

Readability tradition insists body text be the highest contrast on a page that includes body, headlines, and other elements. In 2014, popular computer/phone applications are reversing the rule by using black-on-white for headers but grey for body text.
[[File:App Store bad contrast.png|300px|thumb|right|In its App Store, in 2014, Apple uses grey text for body elements, while larger text is black.]]

[[Category:Computers]]