Selected line contrast is very low on Dark High Contrast setting

[gabrielhora]

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On dark high contrast theme the selected lines in the code viewer has such a low contrast that I have a very hard time finding the selected lines when someone shares links with me (I need to look for the "..." icon on the left gutter).

[cehfisher]

Hello @gabrielhora - thank you for providing this feedback! We were able to replicate this issue. We will file this with our Accessibility team so that it can be reviewed and will follow-up here with any additional questions or updates. Thanks again!

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[cehfisher]

Hello @gabrielhora,

I reached out to the GitHub accessibility team about your question. While they aren't currently working on a fix for this issue, it's been added to our internal feature tracking system for potential future development. We encourage you to check our public roadmap for insights into our focus this year, though smaller fixes might not be explicitly listed.

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