To work around this problem, one option is inverting the colors. However, this comes with its own problems. Color inversion also reverses the color of images, making them very difficult, if not impossible, to understand visually. Shopping and social media are heavily impacted by the lack of dark mode, as it is not possible to read text and enjoy images at the same time.
Inverting colors also doesn't help when a website or app is inconsistent with a color palette, alternating between dark mode and light mode. The more inconsistent the experience, the more the user must resort to color inversion and the more frustrating and ineffective the experience can be. Additionally, every time I turn inversion on or off, it feels like I have a flash of light directly in my eyes. Often I find myself ignoring sections that are in a different color mode or guessing at a button instead of struggling to read it or enable inversion.
Toggling color inversion isn't always easy. As someone who uses and teaches technology, I'm very familiar with accessibility shortcuts, keyboard shortcuts, or mapping a mouse button to make toggling options easier. The difficulty will vary depending on the comfort and knowledge of the user. On mobile, however, the choices are more limited. Depending on the operating system, there may be an accessibility gesture and hardware buttons are limited.
For example, on the iPhone, you can triple-tap the side button as an accessibility shortcut. If you assign multiple features, a menu will appear, which can cost time and effort to navigate. When using Zoom and the /"Zoom Controller/
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