Dark Mode & Theming

Summary

Designing a coherent alternate color theme (typically dark mode) that maintains contrast, hierarchy and brand feel — not simply inverting colors, which usually breaks contrast and legibility.

• 1Design a dark mode variant of a simple screen and check its contrast ratios independently.
• 2Learn why pure black backgrounds often perform worse than a dark gray for readability.
• 3Study how a well-known app's dark mode maintains its brand identity.