Create a New Page - Blank Page : Placeholder text lacks 4.5:1 contrast ratio

Issue Summary

On add page editor, the placeholder text "Page title" lacks the minimum colour contrast ratio requirement with background.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Navigate to Confluence dashboard page.
2. Navigate to "Create" button in header section & activate it.
3. Navigate to "Page title" input field.
4. Calculate the colour contrast ratio of placeholder text using CCA tool.

Actual Results

The placeholder text "Page title" present inside editor page lacks the minimum colour contrast ratio requirement with background.

Foreground: #999999
Background: #FFFFFF
Ratio:  2.8: 1

The lower colour Contrast makes low vision users difficult to perceive the Information present on the page effectively.

Expected Results

The colour contrast ratio of all the text present on the page should be minimum 4.5: 1 with background. Update the colour of the 'Page title' placeholder text to ensure the minimum colour contrast requirements are met. 

Refer to following page on Atlassian colour foundations

https://atlassian.design/foundations/color

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Workaround

Currently there is no known workaround for this behavior. A workaround will be added here when available