There does not appear to be a way to make the time & date display on the desktop menu darker. I is always gray, much lighter that the rest of the menu bar. User Tips only discusses the display, not the clock alone.
Is there a way to make the gray parts black?
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.7
I'm just guessing, but it sounds like you are describing a "do not disturb" feature.
the dim clock is actually a "feature". it tells you the status of "do not disturb" at a glance.
when DND is turned on, the clock is dim.
but when it's off, the clock is bright.
but if you place the DND icon permanently on the menubar the clock will stay bright regardless of if DND is turned off or on. instead, the DND icon goes dim or bright.
DND turned on:
DND turned off:
just open control centre and drag DND from control centre and drop it on your menubar. you drag it by the text, not the icon.
I'm just guessing, but it sounds like you are describing a "do not disturb" feature.
the dim clock is actually a "feature". it tells you the status of "do not disturb" at a glance.
when DND is turned on, the clock is dim.
but when it's off, the clock is bright.
but if you place the DND icon permanently on the menubar the clock will stay bright regardless of if DND is turned off or on. instead, the DND icon goes dim or bright.
DND turned on:
DND turned off:
just open control centre and drag DND from control centre and drop it on your menubar. you drag it by the text, not the icon.
No. Although I have the date/time displayed in menu bar, I rarely pay attention to it because I have configured the Clock widget for my locale and it presents a much larger time display. This can be toggled with F6 or by clicking in the menu bar time display.
See Check the time in Clock on Mac - Apple Support
Here is what I see:
Better than squinting at the time on the menu bar.
Another thing to try, is turn on Reduce transparency in the Accessibility > Display settings.
Which will make the menu bar solid and easier to see.
+1 Correct.
TY :)
Thank you, that worked. Too bad there is an undocumented side effect of this choice and that you cannot do that in Settings.
you're welcome.
How do I get the time brighter on the menu bar?
