[findthewords]

I think that pure white (255) and pure black (0) should be using extremely sparingly. #FFFFFF? Why not #f6f6ef or #eceff4? Lower contrast can improve legibility, too much contrast can hinder it. #000000? Why not #121821, a dark shade of blue? Nothing in real life is perfectly dark.

Thankfully HN has remained pleasingly off-white.

[piskov]

> improve legibility

Hilarious how this downvoted comment proves it is not. (Update: it became black again)

There should be a special place in hell for those light-grey-text-loving designers.

[ziml77]

It's possible to have contrast too low, that doesn't mean maximum contrast is the best. Even HN doesn't go full black on white, the background is off-white.

[pseudalopex]

They did not claim not enough contrast is impossible.