Polytechnic and design, Vol. 13 No. 1, 2025.
Conference paper
https://doi.org/10.19279/TVZ.PD.2024-13-1-15
OPTIMISATION OF DARK MODE THROUGH ANALYSIS OF BACKGROUND COLOUR IMPACT ON READING SPEED AND ACCURACY
Dorijan Tibinac
; University North, Department of Multimedia, Varaždin, Croatia
Snježana Ivančić Valenko
; University North, Department of Multimedia, Varaždin, Croatia
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Anja Zorko
; University North, Department of Multimedia, Varaždin, Croatia
Nikolina Bolčević Horvatić
; University North, Department of Multimedia, Varaždin, Croatia
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* Corresponding author.
Abstract
User interfaces are the means by which users can interact with computer or any other digital system. A well-designed interface allows users to interact easily yet functionally, providing a good user experience and satisfying visual aesthetics through elements such as color or typography. At the end of the last decade, a trend in user interface design called "dark mode" emerged and is becoming increasingly popular. The popularity of dark mode can be attributed to its aesthetic appeal and potential benefits such as reduced eye strain or decreased battery consumption due to the use of light text on a dark background.The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of different shades of dark mode backgrounds on text readability. By studying the effect of dark backgrounds on reading time and accuracy, the goal is to find the optimal background color for dark mode. As part of this study participants read texts on a mobile device with various dark background colors. The two parameters analyzed for this research were the time required to read the texts and the number of reading errors.Results showed that the choice of background color has a significant effect on reading ability. In particular, a specific shade of dark grey (#121212) was found to significantly reduce the number of reading errors, while dark blue (#15202B) proved to be the fastest for reading.
Keywords
dark mode; mobile interfaces; text readability; user experience
Hrčak ID:
341630
URI
Publication date:
30.8.2025.
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