Disable high contrast mode in Firefox

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  • Revision id: 246646
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  • Creator: Fabi
  • Comment: Replaced old screenshots and updated steps to get to the Manage Colors... section
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  • Reviewed by: Fabi.L
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If Windows' high contrast mode is making it difficult to view some web pages, you can disable it in Firefox:

  1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and select Settings (select Preferences on older macOS versions).Click the menu button Fx89menuButton and select Settings.
  2. Select the General panel and scroll down to Language and Appearance.
  3. Under Colors, click the Manage Colors... button.
    ColorsPanel_Settings
  4. In the drop-down menu under Override the colors specified by the page with your selections above choose Never.
    high contrast fx desktop
  5. Click OK to save your changes.
Tip: Visit https://addons.mozilla.org/ for extensions that add more styles and functions to Firefox.