Text contrast too light, nearly unreadable

System wide problem is a system wide problem, so let’s hope someone comes up with a solution for that.

As for the screenshot you posted, the search results page does have a poor contrast ratio 4.3 with the “blurb” section text color set to #7a7a7a against white background. I understand they want the search term to stand out from the blurb, but the blurb text could still be a tad darker.

If you are using Firefox, this is trivial to fix, as you can override website styles easily in your userContent.css file:

@-moz-document url-prefix(https://ubuntu-mate.community/search) {
    .fps-result > .fps-topic > .blurb > span.ember-view { color: #5c5c5c !important; }
}

I’ve set mine to #5c5c5c which gives contrast ratio 6.7 and is a lot more readable for eyes that have viewed the world for over 50 years… :grin:

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