tuskyapp
Links show too little contrast in dark mode
I am using Tusky daily and I really like this app. What I see as an issue is the dark theme (night theme) in combination with links (hashtags, URLs) etc, as these have too little contrast to be readable in a night time setting.
I tried to figure it out and it seems that the link color is tusky_blue according to https://github.com/tuskyapp/Tusky/blob/8c519af611b27b4d99c7e5ee32c28f0111b7f413/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml#L3, which translates to #2b90d9
As far as I can see, the background in posts is #282c37 (tusky_grey_20).
According to WebAIM, those two colors have a contrast of 4.04:1 and fails WCAG AAA in both normal and large text.
I propose to adapt the link color or the background color, to increase the contrast. For example, the link color #83BEF1 would pass all four checks with WebAIM.
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Tusky Version: 21.0
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Android Version: 13
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Android Device: Pixel 7
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[x] I searched or browsed the repo’s other issues to ensure this is not a duplicate.
(Slightly related: #3178
And even more slightly related: #1222 - darker background for example could also solve that partly)
(Just for reference: the two blue tints with 4.6 contrast each would be 217aba (for light) and 3c9add (for dark).)
Any update on this? I assume it's a question of consideration, not feasibility.
Chiming in, this is an accessibility issue for me. As I understand it, people with cataracts lose some of their ability to perceive blue.
It's really hard to reading in the app at night in the bedroom. It would be super helpful, if we can choose the color ourself
