Selecting text in dark mode does not trigger contrast-compliant highlight
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Description
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
Version 26.901.51231
What subscription do you have?
Pro
What platform is your computer?
Apple M3 Max 128 GB MacOS Tahoe 26.6.2 (25G83)
What issue are you seeing?
Selecting text in dark mode does not trigger contrast-compliant background highlight - it's almost completely imperceptible.
Answer: Your guess is highlighted in this example.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Type text, highlight with mouse.
What is the expected behavior?
The text is highlighted a different color or shade from background with sufficient contrast.
Additional information
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue in Codex on macOS by typing text and selecting it with the mouse while dark mode is enabled. Trace the text-selection styling used by the app, then verify that the selected background and text have sufficient contrast and remain visibly distinct from the surrounding background.
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Assessment
- Domain
- accessibility, design, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 65/100