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[Accessibility]: Insufficient contrast of `danger` color used for errors on dark theme

Created by: kopancek

Audit type

ARC Toolkit

User journey audit issue

https://github.com/sourcegraph/sourcegraph/issues/34111

Problem description

There is insufficient contrast for error texts when using a dark theme. We are using a CSS variable for the red color - --danger which does not have good contrast against dark background. We should use a different red color for dark theme to improve contrast ratio.

Expected behavior

Contrast ratio of error text adheres to the spec even on dark theme

Additional details

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Owner

I'm unsure who should work on this issue or if it needs more clarification. I will let the Frontend Platform team triage this.