Dr. Lauren Scharff and Alyson Hill of Stephen F. Austin State University are conducting a preliminary study on the use of foreground and background colors on the web. The following grid has 20 combinations of foreground and background color. Please rate the readability of each color combination by filling in a number in the corresponding box according to the indicated scale.

Thank you for your participation in this study. The results will be very helpful in setting up a baseline configuration for further investigation.

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White on Fuchsia

We are trying to evaluate the readability of large blocks of text presented with different foreground and background colors. Please rate this color combination based on the ease with which the text can be read rather than on its aesthetic or eye-catching qualities.

White on Red

We are trying to evaluate the readability of large blocks of text presented with different foreground and background colors. Please rate this color combination based on the ease with which the text can be read rather than on its aesthetic or eye-catching qualities.

White on Green

We are trying to evaluate the readability of large blocks of text presented with different foreground and background colors. Please rate this color combination based on the ease with which the text can be read rather than on its aesthetic or eye-catching qualities.

White on Blue

We are trying to evaluate the readability of large blocks of text presented with different foreground and background colors. Please rate this color combination based on the ease with which the text can be read rather than on its aesthetic or eye-catching qualities.

Yellow on Blue

We are trying to evaluate the readability of large blocks of text presented with different foreground and background colors. Please rate this color combination based on the ease with which the text can be read rather than on its aesthetic or eye-catching qualities.

Cyan on Blue

We are trying to evaluate the readability of large blocks of text presented with different foreground and background colors. Please rate this color combination based on the ease with which the text can be read rather than on its aesthetic or eye-catching qualities.

Green on Yellow

We are trying to evaluate the readability of large blocks of text presented with different foreground and background colors. Please rate this color combination based on the ease with which the text can be read rather than on its aesthetic or eye-catching qualities.

Green on White

We are trying to evaluate the readability of large blocks of text presented with different foreground and background colors. Please rate this color combination based on the ease with which the text can be read rather than on its aesthetic or eye-catching qualities.

Fuchsia on Blue

We are trying to evaluate the readability of large blocks of text presented with different foreground and background colors. Please rate this color combination based on the ease with which the text can be read rather than on its aesthetic or eye-catching qualities.

Fuchsia on White

We are trying to evaluate the readability of large blocks of text presented with different foreground and background colors. Please rate this color combination based on the ease with which the text can be read rather than on its aesthetic or eye-catching qualities.

Red on White

We are trying to evaluate the readability of large blocks of text presented with different foreground and background colors. Please rate this color combination based on the ease with which the text can be read rather than on its aesthetic or eye-catching qualities.

Red on Yellow

We are trying to evaluate the readability of large blocks of text presented with different foreground and background colors. Please rate this color combination based on the ease with which the text can be read rather than on its aesthetic or eye-catching qualities.

Red on Cyan

We are trying to evaluate the readability of large blocks of text presented with different foreground and background colors. Please rate this color combination based on the ease with which the text can be read rather than on its aesthetic or eye-catching qualities.

Red on Green

We are trying to evaluate the readability of large blocks of text presented with different foreground and background colors. Please rate this color combination based on the ease with which the text can be read rather than on its aesthetic or eye-catching qualities.

Blue on White

We are trying to evaluate the readability of large blocks of text presented with different foreground and background colors. Please rate this color combination based on the ease with which the text can be read rather than on its aesthetic or eye-catching qualities.

Black on White

We are trying to evaluate the readability of large blocks of text presented with different foreground and background colors. Please rate this color combination based on the ease with which the text can be read rather than on its aesthetic or eye-catching qualities.

White on Black

We are trying to evaluate the readability of large blocks of text presented with different foreground and background colors. Please rate this color combination based on the ease with which the text can be read rather than on its aesthetic or eye-catching qualities.

Black on Yellow

We are trying to evaluate the readability of large blocks of text presented with different foreground and background colors. Please rate this color combination based on the ease with which the text can be read rather than on its aesthetic or eye-catching qualities.

Black on Grey

We are trying to evaluate the readability of large blocks of text presented with different foreground and background colors. Please rate this color combination based on the ease with which the text can be read rather than on its aesthetic or eye-catching qualities.

Grey on Black

We are trying to evaluate the readability of large blocks of text presented with different foreground and background colors. Please rate this color combination based on the ease with which the text can be read rather than on its aesthetic or eye-catching qualities.