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Grey Captions Have Low Contrast and Are Hard to Read
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Description

Steps to replicate the issue (include links if applicable):

*Open the Wikipedia iOS app
*Enable Dark Mode in the app or system settings
*Navigate to any article with image captions, e.g.:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_cyanidation?wprov=sfti1#Effects_on_the_environment

What happens?:
Image captions appear in a grey color that blends into the dark background, making the text difficult to read.

What should have happened instead?:
Captions should be displayed in a color with higher contrast (e.g., a lighter grey or different shade) to ensure readability in dark mode.

Software version (on Special:Version page; skip for WMF-hosted wikis like Wikipedia):
WikipediaApp/7.7.5.5231 (iOS 18.4.1; Phone)
Other information (browser name/version, screenshots, etc.):

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Event Timeline

GOlson-WMF moved this task from Needs Triage to Bug Backlog on the Wikipedia-iOS-App board.
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Fixed on 7.8.1 (5733)

Tested on iPhone on iOS 26.0 and iPad on iPadOS 18.5. Tested on all themes