High contrast, large fonts, screen readers
Best Obsidian themes for accessibility
Browse the best Obsidian themes for accessibility — high color contrast, large font support, screen reader friendly, clear focus states. Live CSS previews and install instructions.
Accessibility isn't a feature toggle, it's a continuum. A good accessible Obsidian theme has high color contrast (WCAG AA at minimum, AAA preferred), supports large font scaling without breaking layouts, doesn't rely on color alone to convey meaning, and renders well in screen readers.
The themes in the grid below lean toward higher-contrast designs that work for low-vision users and long reading sessions. Themes like Border, Minimal, and AnuPpuccin have well-tuned color systems that pass WCAG AA across their default palettes. Most community themes inherit Obsidian's baseline accessibility — keyboard navigation, focus rings, semantic HTML — but the visual contrast varies.
Pair the theme with Obsidian's built-in accessibility settings: increase font size, enable the 'reduced motion' setting, and use a high-contrast monitor. The grid below shows the top 20 accessible Obsidian themes sorted by GitHub stars.
All 20 top themes for accessibility
Minimal
by kepano
A distraction-free and highly customizable theme for Obsidian.
AnuPpuccin
by anubisnekhet
Personal theme for Obsidian
Border
by akifyss
A theme for obsidian.md
Primary
by primary-theme
Comfy, playful but productive theme for Obsidian. "Primary instantly puts you in a relaxed state that opens the door to creativity and exploration. Wonderfully executed down to the smallest details,"
Blue Topaz
by pkm-er
A blue theme for Obsidian.
Baseline
by Alexis C
A foundational Obsidian theme as the baseline of your thoughts.
Cupertino
by Alexis C
A native look and feel Obsidian theme crafted for the way you think.
Velocity
by gonzalo-d-sales
A radically modern theme for Obsidian.
Things
by colineckert
An Obsidian theme inspired by the beautifully-designed app, Things.
Maple
by subframe7536
A sleek and modern Obsidian theme for desktop and mobile.
ITS Theme
by SlRvb
Theme designed with readability and customizability in mind. Change it easily to your liking with the Style Settings plugin installed.
Shimmering Focus
by Chris Grieser
A minimalistic and opinionated Obsidian theme for the keyboard-centric user.
Catppuccin
by catppuccin
💎 Soothing pastel theme for Obsidian
Yin and Yang
by chetachiezikeuzor
An Obsidian.md theme with a stark contrast between dark mode and light mode, much like the Yin and Yang symbol ☯️.
Prism
by damiankorcz
A Comprehensive, Highly-Customisable and Elegant Light/Dark Theme for Obsidian.md
Sanctum
by jdanielmourao
A minimalist theme for Obsidian.md, with the aim of creating a serene space of retreat, for thought and uninterrupted work.
Obsidianite
by bennyxguo
🎨 Obsidian.md custom theme, it's dark and simple but yet still stays sparkles!
Obsidian Nord
by insanum
A nord theme for Obsidian
Retroma
by emarpiee
Retroma is an Obsidian theme that blends nostalgic, classic design with an intelligent color scheme algorithm.
Atom
by kognise
A theme for Obsidian based on Atom's One family
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