This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

most recent firefox........huge dissapointment.......

more options

black sidebars with white writing and green highlighting........ugly.......how do i get back to white background with black writing? I believe my browser has slipped into " dark mode" how do I escape this visual abortion?

black sidebars with white writing and green highlighting........ugly.......how do i get back to white background with black writing? I believe my browser has slipped into " dark mode" how do I escape this visual abortion?

Modified by Ron alexander

All Replies (2)

more options

You can fix this by selecting a theme that has dark text on the tabs instead of light text.

You can change this pref on the about:config page from 3 to 2 to revert to the Firefox 94 behavior regarding to prefer dark or light background for webpages.

  • layout.css.prefers-color-scheme.content-override [dark:0, light:1, system:2, browser:3]

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I accept the risk!" to continue.

more options

Examples of themes that trigger a light color scheme in the sidebar, menus, toolbar panels, and Library window because they use dark text on the toolbars:

And there are thousands more choices...