As a user with less-than-perfect eyesight, I want to be able to read text and links on Discourse with a contrast ratio that allows me to differentiate types of text, so that I can better understand the purpose of that text.
If it was desirable to reach to an even higher level of accessibility, level AAA requires a contrast ratio of 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text.
Here are some current examples contrast ratios for the home page against the white #ffffff background:
Not much to say here really. The light gray is indeed very problematic for users with eye sight problems to see, and I’d like it to be fixed by making the gray darker, or maybe black or light blue even.