Pure Black UI Design
Discussions revolve around the use of pure black (#000000) versus off-black (dark gray) for text, backgrounds, and UI elements, debating contrast, readability, aesthetics, and screen differences.
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Just make black actual black and it's good. No need for dark gray on light gray
Yeah, strange that it isn't pure black.
Isn't that a tad black and white?
It's black on white for me.
White and other bright colors on black.
true about black so colors might look different.
Well, black is not black, it is simply the darkest color your medium (paper, screen, etc) can display. Not using it would effectively reduce the dynamic range of your medium.
There's a design tenet to never use pure black or white, that's probably what is going on here
Try on a different screen. What you're seeing as black is green; there is no black.
It's black-on-white for me.