Quote: zooo @ 6th August 2016, 5:54 PMI think it's grey text.
I would hate a red background, personally. From experience, reading a chunk of white text on a black or dark background is extremely unpleasant, and makes your eyes go funny for ages afterwards.
Go and find a site designed like that and try it. I almost guarantee your eyes will hate it!
I do, everyday I'm home I have BBC TV text on. Used to be called ceefax or teletext. The latest version is superb - all white text on black or red backgrounds and so easy to read and great for your/my eyes. What gives me eyestrain is tiny text as on this current site via my phone. Small and thin black type on white is notoriously bad for eyesight. Like I said prob designed to stop me using it which is fair enough I spose.my eyes.