Proper use of fonts and colors will make your website easier to read.
Mind the Color Contrasts
Black text on a white background, or white text on a black background, is best for people with viewing disabilities, and for display on bad equipment.
Grey text on a light background can give a very poor contrast:
Grey text on a white background (#EEEEEE)
Grey text on a white background (#CCCCCC)
Grey text on a white background (#AAAAAA)
Grey text on a white background (#888888)
Grey text on a white background (#666666)
Grey text on a white background (#444444)
Grey text on a white background (#222222)
Grey text on a white background (#111111)
Grey text on a dark background can also give a very poor contrast:
Grey text on a black background (#222222)
Grey text on a black background (#444444)
Grey text on a black background (#666666)
Grey text on a black background (#888888)
Grey text on a black background (#AAAAAA)
Grey text on a black background (#CCCCCC)
Grey text on a black background (#DDDDDD)
Grey text on a black background (#EEEEEE)
Some combinations – like black and red, black and blue, yellow and green – always strain the eye:
Black text on a red background
Black text on a blue background
Yellow text on a green background
And some combinations are not so bad:
Black text on a grey background
Black text on a light blue
Black text on antique white
White text on dark blue
Mind Your Letter Spacing
Text with close letter spacing presents special difficulties for readers who are visually impaired.
Text with extra letter spacing is easy to read
Text with reduced letter spacing is difficult to read
Mind Your Line Spacing
Text with good line spacing
is easy to read
Text with reduced line spacing
is difficult to read
Avoid the Fancy Fonts
This font is easy to read
This font is not
Speak Less Italian
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Italic fonts are not so easy to read. Italic font is not so easy to read. Italic fonts are not so easy to read. Italic font is not so easy to read.