# Coming soon to Meta ๐ŸŒ‘ DARKNESS ๐ŸŒ‘ **URL:** \ **Category:** UX\ **Created:** [8์›” 11, 2015, 6:47์˜คํ›„ UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993 "2015-08-11T18:47:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![geoff777](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/geoff777/32/202388_2.png) [@geoff777](https://meta.discourse.org/u/geoff777)\ **Post date:** [8์›” 18, 2015, 3:34์˜คํ›„ UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993/25 "2015-08-18T15:34:20Z")
What happens to logos? Some wonโ€™t look good with a dark background. Will we need to have two? ---
**Author:** ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\ **Post date:** [8์›” 18, 2015, 4:13์˜คํ›„ UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993/26 "2015-08-18T16:13:58Z")
This is going to be a theme, not a new default. We just want to make sure we properly support dark themes and the best way to do that is to actually use one ๐Ÿ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![eviltrout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/eviltrout/32/5275_2.png) [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)\ **Post date:** [8์›” 18, 2015, 5:41์˜คํ›„ UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993/27 "2015-08-18T17:41:15Z")
Okay Iโ€™ve deployed a theme. It is quite ugly so I hope we can fix it quickly. ---
**Author:** ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Post date:** [8์›” 18, 2015, 5:47์˜คํ›„ UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993/28 "2015-08-18T17:47:29Z")
[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/e/1/3/e13d41984bb1a6eb1be7081246d380cef943d47d.jpeg "I can't hear you, it's too dark in here.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8YRUeefYdI) ---
**Author:** ![RaceProUK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/raceprouk/32/115844_2.png) [@RaceProUK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RaceProUK)\ **Post date:** [8์›” 18, 2015, 5:52์˜คํ›„ UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993/29 "2015-08-18T17:52:44Z")
I hope that includes changing the red text; itโ€™s near-impossible to read some of it on this not-quite-black background ---
**Author:** ![nhtera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nhtera/32/116571_2.png) [@nhtera](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nhtera)\ **Post date:** [8์›” 18, 2015, 6:07์˜คํ›„ UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993/31 "2015-08-18T18:07:16Z")
I prefer white. Darkness theme still look not good. ๐Ÿ˜œ ---
**Author:** ![riking](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/riking/32/170938_2.png) [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\ **Post date:** [8์›” 18, 2015, 7:37์˜คํ›„ UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993/33 "2015-08-18T19:37:27Z")
> [@downey](#): > > Insufficient contrast between silver badge icon color and grey background screen on hover user card. > Code formatting seems broken? (Or maybe Iโ€™m missing something.) > [@strager](#): > > Blue textโ€ฆ bleeding eyesโ€ฆ > > Otherwise looks fantastic fixed these three here: [Dark theme fixes, part 1 by riking ยท Pull Request #3665 ยท discourse/discourse ยท GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/3665) ---
**Author:** ![purldator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@purldator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/purldator)\ **Post date:** [8์›” 18, 2015, 11:44์˜คํ›„ UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993/54 "2015-08-18T23:44:26Z")
Non sequitur coming at you all. Really enjoying the dark theme. I feel more at home now. (Just watch out for those three red dots, aye. Hunting Darkness bugs.) ---
**Author:** ![nur](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nur/32/44422_2.png) [@nur](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nur)\ **Post date:** [8์›” 19, 2015, 1:32์˜ค์ „ UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993/55 "2015-08-19T01:32:05Z")
hate the dark theme,how do i switch back ๐Ÿ˜› ---
**Author:** ![will\_io](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/will_io/32/147541_2.png) [@will\_io](https://meta.discourse.org/u/will_io)\ **Post date:** [8์›” 19, 2015, 2:10์˜ค์ „ UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993/56 "2015-08-19T02:10:27Z")
[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/6/f/0/6f0c685e52c692e660d460bc20b870c21bd315a3.jpeg "AC/DC - Back In Black (Official 4K Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAgnJDJN4VA) ---
**Author:** ![sdaugherty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sdaugherty/32/102997_2.png) [@sdaugherty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sdaugherty)\ **Post date:** [8์›” 19, 2015, 2:28์˜ค์ „ UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993/57 "2015-08-19T02:28:41Z")
Love the direction this is going. The blue on grey around the edit box. (topic being replied to, cancel link. and reply button) are a bit hard on my eyes though. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/b/6/b6084c186ba73b5c164d9dc2cc23782be9cc1953.png) Really want to be able to spread the darkness ๐Ÿ˜„ Edit: Checked the contrast ratio between the grey and the blue. 2.43:1 - if Iโ€™m not misunderstanding the standard this fails WCAG and section 508 guidelines. WCAG specifies normal sized text it should be at least 4.5:1 and for large text at least 3:1, otherwise users with even mild to moderate visual impairments are likely to struggle. Please keep accessibility in mind here as you are working through the bugs. It may seem like a nitpick to many designers, but its a big deal to a lot of viewers. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [8์›” 19, 2015, 2:30์˜ค์ „ UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993/58 "2015-08-19T02:30:14Z")
> [@tobiaseigen](#): > > but my eyes hurt on the dark background and Iโ€™m finding it hard to read meta Nobody here is really a fan of dark background but it is a valid choice and we want to make sure it worksโ€ฆ only reliable way to do that is eat our own dog food for a bit. Per user styles is not in scope. ---
**Author:** ![nso95](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@nso95](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nso95)\ **Post date:** [8์›” 19, 2015, 7:18์˜ค์ „ UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993/64 "2015-08-19T07:18:46Z")
I donโ€™t get the appeal of dark color schemes. ๐Ÿ˜• ---
**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Post date:** [8์›” 19, 2015, 7:25์˜ค์ „ UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993/65 "2015-08-19T07:25:54Z")
> [@nso95](#): > > I donโ€™t get the appeal of dark color schemes. I totally get the appeal โ€ฆ for [Vim](http://www.vim.org/), for the web it feels like a depressing train wreck. That said, different strokes for different folks. We enabled it here to ensure we work reasonably in a dark theme. We **will** move back to a light theme once done. Only way to resolve issues with a dark theme is to live with it. ---
**Author:** ![sdaugherty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sdaugherty/32/102997_2.png) [@sdaugherty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sdaugherty)\ **Post date:** [8์›” 19, 2015, 7:36์˜ค์ „ UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993/66 "2015-08-19T07:36:05Z")
I suspect that it will mostly be driven by โ€œbrand identityโ€ and a fair few misguided attempts at consistency between a Discourse community and a larger site that community complements. ---
**Author:** ![jvzr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jvzr/32/102885_2.png) [@jvzr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jvzr)\ **Post date:** [8์›” 19, 2015, 7:41์˜ค์ „ UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993/67 "2015-08-19T07:41:05Z")
Makes perfect sense for certain kinds of communitiesโ€ฆ e.g. gaming ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/3/5/3532b622330d0927ea9b55bd12b3fc8950197fec.png) ---
**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Post date:** [8์›” 19, 2015, 8:18์˜ค์ „ UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993/69 "2015-08-19T08:18:00Z")
I got rid of the gray header, it felt really odd and no other dark sites we host use it. I think it look fine but we could possibly add a border below the header now. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/c/6/c64c63327a955d87e7a4878eab642739fcf605e9.png) ---
**Author:** ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Post date:** [8์›” 19, 2015, 8:29์˜ค์ „ UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993/70 "2015-08-19T08:29:28Z")
Staff and wiki posts are pretty hard on the eyes. Dunno if that goes under subtle aesthetics. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/8/2/8286b196ddcfe3b95b3e93b2fd2488647a4867e0.png) ---
**Author:** ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Post date:** [8์›” 19, 2015, 8:48์˜ค์ „ UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993/72 "2015-08-19T08:48:51Z")
On that note, I thought Discourse wasnโ€™t gonna do translucency any longer, but it appears this ever so slightly still in action, but only on the Reply button it seems. The icons now come off as the more emphasised item as long as youโ€™re not mousing over the post. ---
**Author:** ![djcyry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/djcyry/32/161664_2.png) [@djcyry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/djcyry)\ **Post date:** [8์›” 19, 2015, 9:53์˜ค์ „ UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993/73 "2015-08-19T09:53:23Z")
@codinghorror After this theme is official i think it will be implemented on all discourses sites(updates), but the user can choose the theme ? black or white ? just asking . [์ด์ „ ํŽ˜์ด์ง€](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993.md?page=1) [๋‹ค์Œ ํŽ˜์ด์ง€](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coming-soon-to-meta-darkness/31993.md?page=3)