# Sidebar items dark

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sidebar-items-dark/49879>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [August 17, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sidebar-items-dark/49879 "2025-08-17T19:36:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![WOS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8e7dd6/32.png) [@WOS](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/WOS)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sidebar-items-dark/49879/1 "2025-08-17T19:36:32Z")

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I swear the sidebar items were in color and much better contrast - now they are grey on grey boxes and dark purple buttons…?

 ![Screenshot 2025-08-17 at 3.34.02 PM](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/7/e/7e20f16f3b100f8a7c994029e0e284dd613135d4.png)

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**Author:** ![Pegasus](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/pegasus/32/25035_2.png) [@Pegasus](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pegasus)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sidebar-items-dark/49879/2 "2025-08-17T21:00:48Z")

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take a look …

> [@Dev Dairy 94 - Dark Mode Icons and New Templates](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-94-dark-mode-icons-and-new-templates/49767):
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> Hey All, In today’s update, I cover some of the smaller changes we’ve been making in Elements. There’s no new build this week, but don’t worry, next week we’ll be back with a fresh release packed with fixes and exciting improvements to the CMS star_struck[[Dev Dairy 94 - Dark Mode Icons and New Templates] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ivBUxXbzHE)Move to [Elements](https://elementsapp.io/) Today Now that Elements has hit the v1 milestone, now is a great time to jump in and start building your next website. Visit [elementsapp.io](https://elementsapp.io/) to pick up your cop…

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**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sidebar-items-dark/49879/3 "2025-08-17T21:15:11Z")

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Dark mode the colored icons are in light mode

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**Author:** ![WOS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8e7dd6/32.png) [@WOS](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/WOS)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sidebar-items-dark/49879/4 "2025-08-17T21:23:53Z")

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I’m running 1.1.1

The View/Toggle Dark Mode does nothing.

The toggle icons above the workspace area does toggle the page as expected.

Can’t toggle the sidebar to the settings where its in light mode.

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**Author:** ![WOS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8e7dd6/32.png) [@WOS](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/WOS)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sidebar-items-dark/49879/5 "2025-08-17T21:31:54Z")

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Solved - apple system settings; I was in dark mode,…. toggled, now sidebar items are nicely visible.