Type color

Type color, or colour, is an element of typography that describes how dense or heavy the text appears on the page.

[1] Finding the correct balance of type color and white space can make text more easily readable.

For this reason, the fonts that are commonly used to type large blocks of text are not overly dark or heavy on the page.

There are differences between acceptable and legible levels of type color between body text and headings or titles.

Likewise, a finer font or less dense text will have more white space, making the overall effect less dark.

Automated even type color in a demonstration from the early 1990s. The technology was later purchased by Adobe and added to their InDesign product.