How to Invert Colors on a Chromebook
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Staring at bright, sharp colors on your Chromebook for the whole day can affect your eyes and leave you with a headache. If you are sensitive to bright lights and your Chromebook’s display is too much, you may find it difficult to browse normally without fixing the issue.
If you are looking for a solution about how to invert colors on a Chromebook, then you have come to the right place. In this blog, we provide a step by step guide on how to invert colors on a Chromebook to make it easier on the eyes.
What You Will Need
You don’t need a lot to invert colors on the Chromebook. The first and foremost is of course the Chromebook itself.
You may also want to get some accessories like a screen protector and an anti-glare filter to protect your eyes from blue light and radiation etc.
You can find the items you will need for this guide on Amazon store.
Here’s the step by step guide on how to invert the colors.
Step 1: Get to the Desktop Screen
Turn your Chromebook on and log in. Close all the running programs and open tabs to get to the desktop screen. You can close the currently open windows by pressing Shift + Ctrl + w.
Step 2: Open Settings
Once you are on your main desktop, select the Options menu. This is usually in the bottom right corner of the screen. You can access it by clicking the clock.
This will open up a system’s menu. You will find several icons at the top of this menu. Press the one that looks like a cog to open the settings.
Step 3: Advanced Settings
A window will pop up, with a list of tabs on the left side. This window shows most of the settings that can help you change your Chromebook display to whatever you want. Click the tab labeled ‘Advanced’.
This will open up additional settings underneath. Click the ‘Accessibility’ option.
Alternately, you can also scroll down to the bottom of the page where you will find the ‘Advanced’ option. Clicking it will open several options within the window. Click on the ‘Manage accessibility features’.
Step 4: Switch to High Contrast Mode
Look through the list of options. Under ‘Display’, you will find the option ‘Use high contrast mode’ with a slider. Switch the slider
You will notice that the screen’s colors will invert on your Chromebook immediately. Try running your programs and browse online to notice the difference.
If you want to change your settings in the future and want to go back to the original color setting, you can do that by opening the same color setting and switching the slider back to the standard viewing mode.
Switching Back from High Contrast
If you have never inverted colors to high contrast mode on your Chromebook but discover that it is displaying all these weird, bright colors with sharp contrast, then there is a good chance that it is in high contrast mode.
You may have done it by accident or someone else who may have used your Chromebook may have enabled it via the settings page or by pressing the invert color keyboard shortcut.
To disable the high contrast mode and revert back to original colors, simply go to Settings > Accessibility and move the slider back for standard contrast mode. You can also do that by pressing ‘Shift + Search button (the magnifying glass key) + H’. This will change your Chromebook display settings back to normal colors.
Why Invert the Colors?
The high contrast mode switches all the colors on your Chromebook to their opposite shades. In technical terms, the visual color data is saved in a numerical value. When you invert the colors, the value is switched to a negative number.
This is why it is called inverting the colors.
You can invert the colors on your Chromebook if you are having problems with bright colors leading to headaches or eye discomfort. It is also useful if you want to have high-contrast settings.
Inverting the colors increases the contrast of all the pixels on your screen. This can help you in several ways.
- It becomes easier to read digital books and documents
- You will find it easier to browse the web with alternating background colors that improve focus for images and objects
- The improved contrast makes it easier to read small or fine print, and even allows you to read fonts that may appear squished together
- Better contrast allows you to distinguish between text, buttons, edges and other images on your screen
- Reducing bright colors can lower strain on your eyes
- It also helps reduce eye fatigue, allowing you to use the computer for longer
- Lastly, if you are colorblind or have some kind of visual impairment, you may want to try out the inverted colors to see if they make it easier to use the Chromebook. The color inverting option was designed specifically to help people with color blindness or visual impairment issues and they can help you out.
Our Final Thoughts
The Chromebook offers a lot of neat ways to adjust and switch your settings for better display. Most of these options are meant to offer better accessibility to people with visual or hearing disabilities. However, users without such difficulties may also find them useful as they are soft on the eyes while reading books and webpages.
In this blog, we provided a short, step-by-step guide on how to invert Colors on a Chromebook that can help you get the best out of your machine.
