[kmail2] [Bug 382987] New: Poor color contrast for unread messages

[Michael D]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=382987

            Bug ID: 382987
           Summary: Poor color contrast for unread messages
           Product: kmail2
           Version: 5.5.2
          Platform: Neon Packages
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: message list
          Assignee: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: nortexoid at gmail.com
  Target Milestone: ---

The unread message foreground or font color with the default Breeze theme (a
blue) is the color for "active", which is #3daee9. It is often over a gray
background, i.e. #eff0f1. The contrast of this combination is a lowly 2.18:1
which even miserably fails the WCAG AA minimum contrast requirement. With
active on a white background (#fcfcfc) the ratio is still a horrible 2.43:1.

I highly recommend improving the contrast here. Some possible suggestions:

1. Use a color that gives better contrast ratio, such as the color for "link",
2. Or better, use boldface type for unread messages.

KMail version 5.5.3

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