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Outline-color: focus must remain visible on the actual background

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Published: 23 Oct 2026 08:23 · Updated: 23 Oct 2026 08:23

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outline-color sets the outline's colour. When customising keyboard focus, it needs to remain distinguishable from the surrounding background.

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outline-color sets the outline's colour. When customising keyboard focus, it needs to remain distinguishable from the surrounding background. [1]

Check the control across every theme and image used. A colour visible on white can disappear over a photograph. Do not remove the only focus indicator merely for a cleaner appearance.

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[1] MDN — CSS outline-color ↗