Contrast Rebellion
Weirdly, this site uses `color: #1b1b1b` instead of black.<p>Why? The difference is barely noticeable, but black provides more contrast and IMO looks better than #1b1b1b.<p>I&#x27;ve seen many designers assert that being slightly off-black is &quot;better&quot; for some reason, but isn&#x27;t this the same argument that eventually leads to low-contrast designs? Why is a little bit of contrast reduction good, but a lot is bad? Pure black always looks (slightly) better to me (I commonly open the inspector and toggle the color to test this). And anyway, the variation in people&#x27;s monitor settings is probably much wider than the difference between #1b1b1b and black, so what is even the point? Why waste brainpower trying to decide exactly how much contrast reduction is good, and risk going too far for some people while creating an imperceptible difference for others?<p>(To be clear, if it&#x27;s not obvious, I&#x27;m a big fan of this site&#x27;s message... but apparently I&#x27;d go even further.)