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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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Revision as of 09:39, 18 October 2014

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.

In its App Store, in 2014, Apple uses grey text for body elements, while larger text is black.
In its Reminders App, in 2014, Apple uses light grey text on a lighter grey background for body text.