Who this applies to#
- Review dark mode when text, logos, icons, or calls to action depend on a particular background color for contrast
What Dark mode email requires#
- Preserve legibility when the operating system or application uses a dark appearance, including transparent assets that reveal the surrounding background
Apple Mail
Apple platforms expose a system dark appearance that applications can follow
What this does not require#
- A dark-mode design does not require forcing every client to display an identical palette
Common mistakes#
- Using transparent dark logos without a contrasting boundary
- Testing the background but not linked text
- Assuming one client represents all clients
Dark mode email checklist#
- Check contrast
- Check transparent assets
- Check buttons
- Check both appearances