Same. I used to buy into this when I was so afraid of "breaking rules" but this is before I realized it was often just parroted advice from dated guidance. I've recently switched to using a lot more standard monochrome styles for websites and find them to be more accessible and clear.

There is also a reason some of the largest news pubs do it too.

https://www.nytimes.com #000 #333 https://www.washingtonpost.com #2a2a2a