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by networked 614 days ago
I have to say, for me, https://internetingishard.netlify.app has uncomfortably pale body text. It is #5d6063 on an #fdfdfe background where I sampled it. (The background is `linear-gradient(0deg,#f9fafb 0,#fff)`.) The serif typeface looks too thin on a low-res display.

https://paste.dbohdan.com/internetingishard.netlify.app.1728...

I think that if you want to lower the contrast of a dark-on-light page—well, first, don't lower it too much [1], but second, it is better to make the background darker than the text lighter. Avoid thin faded text.

Here is a minimal edit to the page:

https://paste.dbohdan.com/internetingishard.netlify.app-edit...

This is #333 on an #f9f9f9 background (without the gradient to simplify things and with no change to the headings). I find it more pleasant to read.

[1] https://contrastrebellion.com/