Good. I want FFFFFF and 000000, not any light and dark grays which are just annoying to read. Especially with my OLED monitor, it's amazing to see pure blacks and vivid whites, so much so that I use the Dark Reader extension everywhere and when that doesn't cut it, I use custom stylesheets for certain websites to make the `body { background: black; }`.

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kccqzy 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

FFFFFF and 000000 are simply too much contrast for my eyes to read comfortably regardless of which is background and which is text. I prefer a background of ECECEC with text being 333333 if I’m in light mode, or the other way around in dark mode. It noticeably causes less discomfort for my eyes.

	▲	layer8 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		You can adjust brightness and contrast so that 000000 looks like 333333 and FFFFFF looks like ECECEC. If that’s what feels comfortable to you, arguably that’s how it should be set.

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layer8 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I agree for text content, but not for UI chrome and UI controls and forms/dialogs. Background color is useful to distinguish between UI and content.

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eek2121 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Agree...mostly. HN Dark mode hack is alright. Legit even.

If you have uBlock Origin, add this as a rule: news.ycombinator.com##html:style(filter: invert(90%) hue-rotate(180deg); background: white)

The result: dark grays/browns without sacrificing the orange header and without breaking inputs like some other stuff I've seen.

I do like pure black for most apps, however, it does get boring after a while. Mix in stuff like this on HN or elsewhere to mix things up. Wanting to save battery life is fine and all, however, some things should be fun/entertaining. ;)

	▲	satvikpendem 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Eh I don't want any grays or browns, the black and white and orange theme I get from dark reader is great, actually looks good, even. I also went to the HN settings and set the orange header to 000000 too, haha.