tensorflow / tensorflow/tensorboard
Time series dark mode colors are barely readable
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plugin:time-series
theme:ui-polish
theme:usability
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Description
The colors used in the time series tab are barely readable with dark mode turned on.
Screenshot:
The main issues are, IMHO, the following:
- The grey color is too similar to the background color
- The grid lines should be dark grey and not white, the white is a stark contrast lowering the perceived contrast of the remaining lines.
- The background color is too bright.
For comparison this is what the same plot looks like in the scalar tab:
Versions:
- TensorBoard 2.10.0
- Chrome: 104.0.5112.101
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Research direction
Reproduce the time series tab in dark mode using TensorBoard 2.10.0 and Chrome 104, then compare its plot with the scalar tab shown in the screenshots. Trace the time series chart styling and adjust the grey series, grid lines, and background so they remain readable without the stark white contrast; done means the dark-mode plot has clearly visible lines and grid.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- data-visualization, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100