Fixing Illustrations on a Dark Background with CSS

Dark mode with web standards

Implementing dark mode with minimal JavaScript and standard CSS

DARKMATTER

A dark theme for the open web

Using CSS to fix the irradiation illusion · November 29, 2025

How to adjust perceived font weight in dark mode without layout shift

prefers-color-scheme: Hello darkness, my old friend  |  Articles  |  web.dev

Many devices now support an operating system wide dark mode or dark theme experience. This post explains how dark mode can be supported on web pages, lists best practices, and introduces a custom element named dark-mode-toggle that allows web developers to offer users a way to override their operating system level preference on specific web pages.

una.im | Modern CSS theming with light-dark(), contrast-color(), and style queries

Combine three new CSS features to build fully adaptive themed components.

Dark mode & accessibility myth by Stéphanie Walter - UX Researcher & Designer.

Dark mode isn't always better for accessibility, you need to let users chose. And if you build a dark theme, make it accessible!

CSS image() | 12 Days of Web

The working draft for image() proposes new features to enhance the capabilities of background-image declarations.

Applying Author Styles | Web Browser Engineering

In the previous chapter we gave each pre element a gray background. It looks OK, and it is good to have defaults, but sites want a say in how they look. Websites do that with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), which allow web authors (and, as we’ll see, browser developers) to define how a web page ought to look.

Improving Your CSS with Parker – CSS Wizardry

Using static analysis to learn where to improve your CSS

Aesthetics Wiki | Fandom

Thank you to the winner of our redesign contest, Ethan Duke! The background and wordmark are both his work. You can check him out on both Instagram and Twitter at @theduke2442! The dark mode was designed by Gwenanenn.

OS X Aqua - Kagi Search Theme

A custom theme that's inspired by old school Apple's OS X Aqua theme. Has both Dark and Light mode that changes based on your system settings. ** [Github repo](https://github.com/Visnes/kagi-aqua/) ** Do the following: Go to Appearance → Change theme to "Default", not "Light" or "Dark" → Enable Custom CSS & Paste custom.css → Save changes

Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness

On the Surveillance of Blackness

Modern Purple - Kagi Search Theme

A simple black and purple theme that aims for minimalism and readibility. THIS THEME ONLY WORKS CORRECTLY IN DARK MODE!

The Layout Maestro by Ahmad Shadeed

Build any web layout with confidence. Learn practical CSS layout through visual lessons, interactive demos, and a proven layout mindset.