dark-mode
Web and App implementation guide for Dark Mode Design. Trigger when user wants dark surfaces, reduced eye strain, and premium sleek aesthetics.
Profile →npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill dark-mode --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Dark Mode Design > "Not just inverted colors. A carefully constructed hierarchy of light on dark." ## When to Use Use this sub-style when the user's request matches the aesthetic described above. This is a child reference of the `design-it` skill and is not meant to be triggered directly. ## Core Principles 1. **Never Pure Black**: True `#000000` causes smearing on OLED screens and extreme eye strain with white text. Use dark greys (e.g., `#121212` or `#0A0A0A`). 2. **Elevation via Lightness**: In light mode, shadows show elevation. In dark mode, shadows are invisible, so elevated surfaces must be lighter than the background. 3. **Desaturated Accents**: Saturated colors vibrate painfully against dark backgrounds. Tone down the saturation of brand colors. ## Visual DNA - **Colors**: **Midnight Luxury** or **Minimalist Slate** (inverted). Background `#121212`. Elevated cards `#1E1E1E`, `#252525`. Primary text `#E1E1E1` (not `#FFFFFF`). - **Typography**: Standard highly readable sans-serifs, but often dropped down one font weight compared to light mode, as light text on dark backgrounds appears optically thicker. - **Shadows**: Pure black shadows, but with much lower opacity, mostly
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What does the dark-mode skill do?
Web and App implementation guide for Dark Mode Design. Trigger when user wants dark surfaces, reduced eye strain, and premium sleek aesthetics.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill dark-mode --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, a repository with 44,414 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.