uses white foreground text without specifying background text color, hard to read on white terminal

[mbward]

Bug Report or Feature Request (mark with an x)

- [x] bug report
- [ ] feature request

Versions

     _                      _                 ____ _     ___
    / \   _ __   __ _ _   _| | __ _ _ __     / ___| |   |_ _|
   / △ \ | '_ \ / _` | | | | |/ _` | '__|   | |   | |    | |
  / ___ \| | | | (_| | |_| | | (_| | |      | |___| |___ | |
 /_/   \_\_| |_|\__, |\__,_|_|\__,_|_|       \____|_____|___|
                |___/
    

Angular CLI: 7.2.1
Node: 10.13.0
OS: linux x64
Angular: 7.2.0
... animations, common, compiler, compiler-cli, core, forms
... language-service, platform-browser, platform-browser-dynamic
... router

Package                           Version
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@angular-devkit/architect         0.12.1
@angular-devkit/build-angular     0.12.1
@angular-devkit/build-optimizer   0.12.1
@angular-devkit/build-webpack     0.12.1
@angular-devkit/core              7.2.1
@angular-devkit/schematics        7.2.1
@angular/cli                      7.2.1
@ngtools/webpack                  7.2.1
@schematics/angular               7.2.1
@schematics/update                0.12.1
rxjs                              6.3.3
typescript                        3.2.2
webpack                           4.23.1

Repro steps

Set terminal emulator to use black font on white background

ng --version

(and various other commands)

The logo is red, and the remaining text is a very light gray.

Desired functionality

I can read the text. It doesn't try to use a "white" font color unless it also sets the background font color.

[mbward]

I assume these lines are what's causing it.

https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/blob/master/packages/angular_devkit/core/node/cli-logger.ts#L28-L32

Easiest fix would be to have color for default and info levels just be the identity function and not change the color. Or you could always set the background color to black whenever setting the foreground color.

[mbward]

CC @evmar

[mbward]

It's not freq1: low, it happens all the time.

Please also add effort1 and any other relevant tags, e.g. accessibility.

[evmar]

I'm not sure why you CC'd me, but I also would like to see this fixed. :)

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