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# macOS Ventura Makes macOS's Contrast Problem Worse
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/macos-ventura-makes-macoss-contrast-problem-worse/
- Published: 2022-07-25T13:00:58.000Z
- Updated: 2022-07-25T13:00:58.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Apple, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

[Last month I complained about the Safari download window](https://birchtree.me/blog/the-safari-downloads-window-needs-opacity-100/) being hard to read with the default settings. Today I'm back complaining about contrast and legibility again with the updated Home app in macOS Ventura.

I wanted to add an accessory today and I stared at the window for a few seconds, explored the menus, and didn't see a way to do it. I eventually did notice the small, nearly transparent plus symbol in the top right of the window, but good lord, that's not good.

Using a simple [contrast ratio calculator](https://contrast-ratio.com/?ref=birchtree.me#%23D7AB7E-on-%23FAD4AF) shows that this scores very poorly.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/31/25312b2a-2d5b-4d01-ba92-e6755efc202c/content/images/2022/07/Screenshot-2022-07-21-at-13.30.58@2x.png)

On the whole, I like macOS's visual design quite a bit, but contrast for UI elements seems to just not be a priority for them, and I don't know why.