Question
Ui3 color contrast fail (no longer WCAG level AA conformant)
Hi there,
The new UI3 uses an updated gray font color which is lighter than before.
At the same time, there are new light-gray background boxes behind the gray fonts & icons.
The lighter texts and darker backgrounds reduced contrast and compromised readability significantly. In fact parts of the UI fail WCAG level-AA color contrast.
Here’s how I use Figma to quickly test color contrast for accessibility in my designs;
- And are we using a smaller font in the UI3 to make up for the added padding? (other people already posting about padding but the weenie fonts making me feel real old today).
I have perfect vision and on first impressions this visual update immediately strains my eyes.

