YouTube – Fix Low-Contrast Captions

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Recently, the subtitles in YouTube were changed to a very low-contrast, illegible white on grey colors:

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This doesn't happen in Firefox or in a new "Private mode" Chrome.

What's causing this, and how can I get high-contrast subtitles in YouTube back? I tried disabling all my Chrome extensions, but this did not help.

Best Answer

You can change fonts and colors and such via Settings gear > Subtitles/CC > Options

Screenshot of options