Dark Mode using CSS Variables
What is Dark Mode?
Dark mode, also called Light-on-dark color scheme, is a color scheme that uses light-colored text, icons, and graphical user interface elements on a dark background and is often discussed in terms of computer user interface design and web design.
The idea behind dark mode is that it reduces the light emitted by device screens while maintaining the minimum color contrast ratios required for readability.
What are the advantages of Dark Mode?
- Can use less energy on the using device
- Can potentially reduce eye strain and dry eyes in low-light conditions
- Less blue light emitted from your phone - which can keep you awake if you use your device before heading to bed
How to implement dark mode in your website?
Lets start with a HTML skeleton and a button and a linked stylesheet and script
Now let’s address the main issue. First we will be adding the CSS variables for the colors (lets call them primary and background) and override the required color(s) in the dark mode
So from the JavaScript, we only need to toggle the class list of the body of the HTML document
So combining everything together, we get:
Wrapping Up
In this article, we went through an extremely easy solution to implement Dark Mode in your website. Hope this helps in your journey :)
Project using the same implementation:
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Originally published at https://dev.to on February 21, 2021.