p.s. Another great rationale for contrast - see A List Apart's article at http://alistapart.co...ontrast-is-king

Wanted to read this article but stopped before ... well, before I started. The problem is the text font size - it shouts, "Don't read me!"

To see what REALLY readable text looks like, look at an article in the Washington Post: http://wapo.st/1rhB9Y6. It's Georgia font, 18px on 32.4px leading with a whole bunch of space between paragraphs.

And to learn why gray type is BAD, check http://bit.ly/1rhC0rK.