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White background & gray text.
When did we shift away from black text?
There's less contrast with gray, and on a lot of displays it's more difficult to read, and more straining on the eyes.
Counterpoint: I think this gets a bad rep because people overdo it. Personally, I think #000000 black text on white to be... Glaring? Like the stark contrast is hurting my eyes. Going for e. G. #444444 solves this while not sacrificing legibility. But then you get fancy #999999 super thin script on white and I'm right there with you.
Do you even find it glaring/like it's hurting your eyes when you're outside or in a very well lit room? Because I'm under the impression that his trend mostly comes from people using their devices in dimly lit areas. #444 does sacrifice some legibility, imho. It's not terrible, but I still much prefer pitch black.