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The article nicely demonstrates that .jpg is not a good format for screenshots of text.

Yes! It really subverts the "less contrast" argument if reducing the contrast turns the screenshot into a blurry mess.

Also, I don't really buy that "less contrast" argument. Not everyone uses a HDR Retina screen, so by dialing down the contrast in CSS, you're reducing the available contrast range on sub-par screens. People with high-contrast screens should just dial down the brightness a bit.

It's generally accepted (rightly or wrongly, trends change) in UX that black on white is a "bad thing"(TM) and that a dark grey text (#333 thru #262626) makes for better readability. Or that black text on an off-white 'paper' is also better.

The problem is when inexperienced developers read about this UX rule and do both grey text and off-white bg, or use a grey text that is far too light and removed all contrast making the eyes strain to see the text at all, something that is all too common.

I use a sub-par screen regularly, a 2007 T42 screen, and the app I use most on that PC is FocusWriter, that has low contrast text aimed toward longer periods of writing .

Yes! I was squinting and trying to figure out if I agreed or disagreed with some of the points, tabbing into various sites and playing around with the inspector when I noticed that.

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