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Holy cow, the font color they describe as "perfect" strikes me as far too little contrast, and the one they describe as "good but too much contrast" is still barely readable.

Am I missing something?

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It’s enough of an error to dismiss this out of hand. The best usable color for paragraph text is #000 on #FFF. Full stop. It has the most contrast and is the most easy to read. All other points about how “good” it looks are subjective and you may do less contrast for any number of perfectly justified reasons. But the attitude presented in the article about #777 being the “best” while providing zero other info about context is bizarre.

Want to launch your MVP fast? Use black text on a white background and get back to sales.

Yeah, I feel the same. I’d be curious to know more about where this recommendation comes from. I much prefer #222 or #333 if it’s on a white/whiteish background.

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