Why You Should Never Use Pure Black for Text or Backgrounds

[SebastJava]

These are the current values from Mint-Y:

$base_color: if($variant == 'light', #ffffff, #404040);
$text_color: if($variant == 'light', #303030, #DADADA);

It looks good, in accordance with this:
https://uxmovement.com/content/why-you-should-never-use-pure-black-for-text-or-backgrounds/