A deadfront article for a vehicle display comprising: substrate comprising: a first surface; and a second surface opposite the first surface; a visual element disposed on the second surface of the substrate and/or within the substrate such that the visual element may be viewed through the first surface, the visual element comprising a graphic that may be viewed through the first surface; at least one tactile element formed on the first surface of the substrate, the at least one tactile element comprising one or more surface roughness portions, wherein at least one of the one or more surface roughness portions is positioned on the first surface of the substrate in a complementaryfashion to the graphic; a semi-transparent layer disposed on at least a first portion of the second surface of the substrate, the semi-transparent layer having a region of a solid color or of a design of two or more colors; and a contrast layer disposed on at least a portion of the region, the contrast layer configured to enhance visibility of the color of the region or to enhance contrast between the colors of the design of the region on the portion of the region on which the contrast layer is disposed; wherein the substrate comprises a material selected from the group consisting of: a glass, a glass ceramic, and a polymer; wherein the semi-transparent layer has an optical density of 0.1 to 0.5 for light having a wavelength in the range of 400 nm to 700 nm; and wherein the contrast layer is white and comprises a whiteness of from 10W to 60W according to ISO11475:2004 and comprises an optical density of 0.9 to 2.0 for light having a wavelength in the range of 400 nm to 700 nm. substrate comprising: a first surface; and a second surface opposite the first surface; a first surface; and a second surface opposite the first surface; a visual element disposed on the second surface of the substrate and/or within the substrate such that the visual element may be viewed through the first surface, the visual element comprising a graphic that may be viewed through the first surface; at least one tactile element formed on the first surface of the substrate, the at least one tactile element comprising one or more surface roughness portions, wherein at least one of the one or more surface roughness portions is positioned on the first surface of the substrate in a complementaryfashion to the graphic; a semi-transparent layer disposed on at least a first portion of the second surface of the substrate, the semi-transparent layer having a region of a solid color or of a design of two or more colors; and a contrast layer disposed on at least a portion of the region, the contrast layer configured to enhance visibility of the color of the region or to enhance contrast between the colors of the design of the region on the portion of the region on which the contrast layer is disposed; wherein the substrate comprises a material selected from the group consisting of: a glass, a glass ceramic, and a polymer; wherein the semi-transparent layer has an optical density of 0.1 to 0.5 for light having a wavelength in the range of 400 nm to 700 nm; and wherein the contrast layer is white and comprises a whiteness of from 10W to 60W according to ISO11475:2004 and comprises an optical density of 0.9 to 2.0 for light having a wavelength in the range of 400 nm to 700 nm. <EOS>