When website texts changed to gray, and why it happened?

[James_Hibbard]

@jpalonen

there was reason for biggest browser providers to change visibility

I don’t think it’s anything to do with browser manufacturers (unless I’m misunderstanding your problem), rather the people that code the websites.

@jpalonen

How about you ?

It can look aesthetically pleasing, but as you say it presents an accessibility barrier for some users.

What I do like, are sites like this one, which have a light colored theme, but which incorporate a dark mode (click on the little moon icon in the top right hand corner).

And also, please know that you are not alone. See this forum thread:

Invisible Text Fields

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