Background textures and colors can affect the readability of text. Thus, if one is to use a textured background, it is recommended to be very careful by testing it in different color settings. As for color, as long as there is sufficient contrast between the text and the background, many color combinations are possible. Moreover, a survey by Scharff, et al. In the Scharff et al.
Saturated colors create visual fatigue and make it difficult to focus on the text.
It is best to de-saturate colors by adding white or combining them with other colors. The least readable combination were green on yellow, white on fuchsia, red on green, and fuchsia on blue. Also, for all combinations, the lighter backgrounds with darker text was considered to be more readable than darker backgrounds with lighter text. Thus, it is important to note that different font sizes and font color combinations can have a dramatic effect on the readability of a site. For text colors, it is important to have a good contrast difference between colors that need to be distinguished.