feat: stop using CSS filters for dark mode (static canvas) (#10578)

* feat: stop using CSS filters for dark mode (static canvas)

* fix comment

* remove conditional dark mode export

* make shape cache theme-aware

* refactor

* refactor

* fixes and notes

excalidraw-app/debug.ts

@@ -24,34 +24,35 @@ export class Debug {
   private static LAST_DEBUG_LOG_CALL = 0;
   private static DEBUG_LOG_INTERVAL_ID: null | number = null;
 
+  private static LAST_FRAME_TIMESTAMP = 0;
+  private static FRAME_COUNT = 0;
+  private static ANIMATION_FRAME_ID: null | number = null;
+
+  private static scheduleAnimationFrame = () => {
+    if (Debug.DEBUG_LOG_INTERVAL_ID !== null) {
+      Debug.ANIMATION_FRAME_ID = requestAnimationFrame((timestamp) => {
+        if (Debug.LAST_FRAME_TIMESTAMP !== timestamp) {
+          Debug.LAST_FRAME_TIMESTAMP = timestamp;
+          Debug.FRAME_COUNT++;
+        }
+
+        if (Debug.DEBUG_LOG_INTERVAL_ID !== null) {
+          Debug.scheduleAnimationFrame();
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  };
+
   private static setupInterval = () => {
     if (Debug.DEBUG_LOG_INTERVAL_ID === null) {
       console.info("%c(starting perf recording)", "color: lime");
       Debug.DEBUG_LOG_INTERVAL_ID = window.setInterval(Debug.debugLogger, 1000);
+      Debug.scheduleAnimationFrame();
     }
     Debug.LAST_DEBUG_LOG_CALL = Date.now();
   };
 
   private static debugLogger = () => {
-    if (
-      Date.now() - Debug.LAST_DEBUG_LOG_CALL > 600 &&
-      Debug.DEBUG_LOG_INTERVAL_ID !== null
-    ) {
-      window.clearInterval(Debug.DEBUG_LOG_INTERVAL_ID);
-      Debug.DEBUG_LOG_INTERVAL_ID = null;
-      for (const [name, { avg }] of Object.entries(Debug.TIMES_AVG)) {
-        if (avg != null) {
-          console.info(
-            `%c${name} run avg: ${avg}ms (${getFps(avg)} fps)`,
-            "color: blue",
-          );
-        }
-      }
-      console.info("%c(stopping perf recording)", "color: red");
-      Debug.TIMES_AGGR = {};
-      Debug.TIMES_AVG = {};
-      return;
-    }
     if (Debug.DEBUG_LOG_TIMES) {
       for (const [name, { t, times }] of Object.entries(Debug.TIMES_AGGR)) {
         if (times.length) {
@@ -66,7 +67,15 @@ export class Debug {
       for (const [name, { t, times, avg }] of Object.entries(Debug.TIMES_AVG)) {
         if (times.length) {
           const avgFrameTime = getAvgFrameTime(times);
-          console.info(name, `${avgFrameTime}ms (${getFps(avgFrameTime)} fps)`);
+          console.info(
+            name,
+            `${times.length} runs: ${avgFrameTime}ms across ${
+              Debug.FRAME_COUNT
+            } frames (${getFps(avgFrameTime)} fps ~ ${lessPrecise(
+              (avgFrameTime / 16.67) * 100,
+              1,
+            )}% of frame budget)`,
+          );
           Debug.TIMES_AVG[name] = {
             t,
             times: [],
@@ -76,6 +85,24 @@ export class Debug {
         }
       }
     }
+    Debug.FRAME_COUNT = 0;
+
+    // Check for stop condition after logging
+    if (
+      Date.now() - Debug.LAST_DEBUG_LOG_CALL > 600 &&
+      Debug.DEBUG_LOG_INTERVAL_ID !== null
+    ) {
+      console.info("%c(stopping perf recording)", "color: red");
+      window.clearInterval(Debug.DEBUG_LOG_INTERVAL_ID);
+      window.cancelAnimationFrame(Debug.ANIMATION_FRAME_ID!);
+      Debug.ANIMATION_FRAME_ID = null;
+      Debug.FRAME_COUNT = 0;
+      Debug.LAST_FRAME_TIMESTAMP = 0;
+
+      Debug.DEBUG_LOG_INTERVAL_ID = null;
+      Debug.TIMES_AGGR = {};
+      Debug.TIMES_AVG = {};
+    }
   };
 
   public static logTime = (time?: number, name = "default") => {

packages/common/package.json

@@ -55,5 +55,11 @@
   "scripts": {
     "gen:types": "rimraf types && tsc",
     "build:esm": "rimraf dist && node ../../scripts/buildBase.js && yarn gen:types"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "tinycolor2": "1.6.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/tinycolor2": "1.4.6"
   }
 }

packages/common/src/__snapshots__/colors.test.ts.snap

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+// Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
+
+exports[`applyDarkModeFilter > COLOR_PALETTE regression tests > matches snapshot for all palette colors 1`] = `
+{
+  "black": "#d3d3d3",
+  "blue": [
+    "#121e26",
+    "#154162",
+    "#2273b4",
+    "#3791e0",
+    "#56a2e8",
+  ],
+  "bronze": [
+    "#221c1a",
+    "#362b26",
+    "#5a463d",
+    "#917569",
+    "#a98d84",
+  ],
+  "cyan": [
+    "#0a1e20",
+    "#004149",
+    "#007281",
+    "#0f8fa1",
+    "#3da5b6",
+  ],
+  "grape": [
+    "#211a25",
+    "#5b3165",
+    "#a954be",
+    "#d471ed",
+    "#e28af8",
+  ],
+  "gray": [
+    "#161718",
+    "#202325",
+    "#33383d",
+    "#6e757c",
+    "#b7bcc1",
+  ],
+  "green": [
+    "#0f1d12",
+    "#043b0c",
+    "#056715",
+    "#16842a",
+    "#39994b",
+  ],
+  "orange": [
+    "#22190d",
+    "#4c2b01",
+    "#924800",
+    "#cd6005",
+    "#f17634",
+  ],
+  "pink": [
+    "#26191e",
+    "#602e40",
+    "#b04d70",
+    "#f56e9d",
+    "#ff8dbc",
+  ],
+  "red": [
+    "#1f1717",
+    "#5a2c2c",
+    "#b44d4d",
+    "#fa6969",
+    "#ff8383",
+  ],
+  "teal": [
+    "#0a1d17",
+    "#00422b",
+    "#00744b",
+    "#039267",
+    "#32a783",
+  ],
+  "transparent": "#ededed00",
+  "violet": [
+    "#1f1c29",
+    "#4a3b72",
+    "#8a6cdf",
+    "#a885ff",
+    "#b595ff",
+  ],
+  "white": "#121212",
+  "yellow": [
+    "#1e1900",
+    "#362600",
+    "#5f3a00",
+    "#905000",
+    "#b86200",
+  ],
+}
+`;

packages/common/src/colors.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,280 @@
+import {
+  applyDarkModeFilter,
+  COLOR_PALETTE,
+  rgbToHex,
+} from "@excalidraw/common";
+
+describe("applyDarkModeFilter", () => {
+  describe("basic transformations", () => {
+    it("transforms black to near-white", () => {
+      const result = applyDarkModeFilter("#000000");
+      // Black inverted 93% + hue rotate should be near white/light gray
+      expect(result).toBe("#ededed");
+    });
+
+    it("transforms white to near-black", () => {
+      const result = applyDarkModeFilter("#ffffff");
+      // White inverted 93% should be near black/dark gray
+      expect(result).toBe("#121212");
+    });
+
+    it("transforms pure red", () => {
+      const result = applyDarkModeFilter("#ff0000");
+      // Invert 93% + hue rotate 180deg produces a cyan-ish tint
+      expect(result).toBe("#ff9090");
+    });
+
+    it("transforms pure green", () => {
+      const result = applyDarkModeFilter("#00ff00");
+      // Invert 93% + hue rotate 180deg
+      expect(result).toBe("#008f00");
+    });
+
+    it("transforms pure blue", () => {
+      const result = applyDarkModeFilter("#0000ff");
+      // Invert 93% + hue rotate 180deg produces a light purple
+      expect(result).toBe("#cdcdff");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("color formats", () => {
+    it("handles hex with hash", () => {
+      const result = applyDarkModeFilter("#ff0000");
+      // Fully opaque colors return 6-char hex
+      expect(result).toMatch(/^#[0-9a-f]{6}$/);
+    });
+
+    it("handles named colors", () => {
+      const result = applyDarkModeFilter("red");
+      // "red" = #ff0000, fully opaque
+      expect(result).toBe("#ff9090");
+    });
+
+    it("handles rgb format", () => {
+      const result = applyDarkModeFilter("rgb(255, 0, 0)");
+      expect(result).toBe("#ff9090");
+    });
+
+    it("handles rgba format and preserves alpha", () => {
+      const result = applyDarkModeFilter("rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.5)");
+      expect(result).toMatch(/^#[0-9a-f]{8}$/);
+      // Alpha 0.5 = 128 in hex = 80
+      expect(result).toBe("#ff909080");
+    });
+
+    it("handles transparent", () => {
+      const result = applyDarkModeFilter("transparent");
+      // transparent = rgba(0,0,0,0), inverted should still have 0 alpha
+      expect(result).toBe("#ededed00");
+    });
+
+    it("handles shorthand hex", () => {
+      const result = applyDarkModeFilter("#f00");
+      expect(result).toBe("#ff9090");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("alpha preservation", () => {
+    it("omits alpha for full opacity", () => {
+      const result = applyDarkModeFilter("#ff0000ff");
+      // Full opacity returns 6-char hex (no alpha suffix)
+      expect(result).toBe("#ff9090");
+    });
+
+    it("preserves 50% opacity", () => {
+      const result = applyDarkModeFilter("#ff000080");
+      expect(result.slice(-2)).toBe("80");
+    });
+
+    it("preserves 0% opacity", () => {
+      const result = applyDarkModeFilter("#ff000000");
+      expect(result.slice(-2)).toBe("00");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("COLOR_PALETTE regression tests", () => {
+    it("transforms black from palette", () => {
+      // COLOR_PALETTE.black is #1e1e1e (not pure black)
+      const result = applyDarkModeFilter(COLOR_PALETTE.black);
+      expect(result).toBe("#d3d3d3");
+    });
+
+    it("transforms white from palette", () => {
+      const result = applyDarkModeFilter(COLOR_PALETTE.white);
+      expect(result).toBe("#121212");
+    });
+
+    it("transforms transparent from palette", () => {
+      const result = applyDarkModeFilter(COLOR_PALETTE.transparent);
+      expect(result).toBe("#ededed00");
+    });
+
+    // Test each color family from the palette (all opaque, so 6-char hex)
+    describe("red shades", () => {
+      const redShades = COLOR_PALETTE.red;
+      it.each(redShades.map((color, i) => [color, i]))(
+        "transforms red shade %s (index %d)",
+        (color) => {
+          const result = applyDarkModeFilter(color as string);
+          expect(result).toMatch(/^#[0-9a-f]{6}$/);
+        },
+      );
+    });
+
+    describe("blue shades", () => {
+      const blueShades = COLOR_PALETTE.blue;
+      it.each(blueShades.map((color, i) => [color, i]))(
+        "transforms blue shade %s (index %d)",
+        (color) => {
+          const result = applyDarkModeFilter(color as string);
+          expect(result).toMatch(/^#[0-9a-f]{6}$/);
+        },
+      );
+    });
+
+    describe("green shades", () => {
+      const greenShades = COLOR_PALETTE.green;
+      it.each(greenShades.map((color, i) => [color, i]))(
+        "transforms green shade %s (index %d)",
+        (color) => {
+          const result = applyDarkModeFilter(color as string);
+          expect(result).toMatch(/^#[0-9a-f]{6}$/);
+        },
+      );
+    });
+
+    describe("gray shades", () => {
+      const grayShades = COLOR_PALETTE.gray;
+      it.each(grayShades.map((color, i) => [color, i]))(
+        "transforms gray shade %s (index %d)",
+        (color) => {
+          const result = applyDarkModeFilter(color as string);
+          expect(result).toMatch(/^#[0-9a-f]{6}$/);
+        },
+      );
+    });
+
+    describe("bronze shades", () => {
+      const bronzeShades = COLOR_PALETTE.bronze;
+      it.each(bronzeShades.map((color, i) => [color, i]))(
+        "transforms bronze shade %s (index %d)",
+        (color) => {
+          const result = applyDarkModeFilter(color as string);
+          expect(result).toMatch(/^#[0-9a-f]{6}$/);
+        },
+      );
+    });
+
+    // Snapshot test for full palette to catch any regressions
+    it("matches snapshot for all palette colors", () => {
+      const transformedPalette: Record<string, string | string[]> = {};
+
+      transformedPalette.black = applyDarkModeFilter(COLOR_PALETTE.black);
+      transformedPalette.white = applyDarkModeFilter(COLOR_PALETTE.white);
+      transformedPalette.transparent = applyDarkModeFilter(
+        COLOR_PALETTE.transparent,
+      );
+
+      // Transform color arrays
+      for (const colorName of [
+        "gray",
+        "red",
+        "pink",
+        "grape",
+        "violet",
+        "blue",
+        "cyan",
+        "teal",
+        "green",
+        "yellow",
+        "orange",
+        "bronze",
+      ] as const) {
+        const shades = COLOR_PALETTE[colorName];
+        transformedPalette[colorName] = shades.map((shade) =>
+          applyDarkModeFilter(shade),
+        );
+      }
+
+      expect(transformedPalette).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("caching", () => {
+    it("returns same result for same input (cached)", () => {
+      const result1 = applyDarkModeFilter("#ff0000");
+      const result2 = applyDarkModeFilter("#ff0000");
+      expect(result1).toBe(result2);
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("rgbToHex", () => {
+  describe("basic RGB conversion", () => {
+    it("converts black (0,0,0)", () => {
+      expect(rgbToHex(0, 0, 0)).toBe("#000000");
+    });
+
+    it("converts white (255,255,255)", () => {
+      expect(rgbToHex(255, 255, 255)).toBe("#ffffff");
+    });
+
+    it("converts red (255,0,0)", () => {
+      expect(rgbToHex(255, 0, 0)).toBe("#ff0000");
+    });
+
+    it("converts green (0,255,0)", () => {
+      expect(rgbToHex(0, 255, 0)).toBe("#00ff00");
+    });
+
+    it("converts blue (0,0,255)", () => {
+      expect(rgbToHex(0, 0, 255)).toBe("#0000ff");
+    });
+
+    it("converts arbitrary color", () => {
+      expect(rgbToHex(30, 30, 30)).toBe("#1e1e1e");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("leading zeros preservation", () => {
+    it("preserves leading zeros for low values", () => {
+      expect(rgbToHex(0, 0, 1)).toBe("#000001");
+      expect(rgbToHex(0, 1, 0)).toBe("#000100");
+      expect(rgbToHex(1, 0, 0)).toBe("#010000");
+    });
+
+    it("preserves zeros for single-digit hex values", () => {
+      expect(rgbToHex(15, 15, 15)).toBe("#0f0f0f");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("alpha handling", () => {
+    it("omits alpha when undefined", () => {
+      expect(rgbToHex(255, 0, 0)).toBe("#ff0000");
+      expect(rgbToHex(255, 0, 0, undefined)).toBe("#ff0000");
+    });
+
+    it("omits alpha when fully opaque (1)", () => {
+      expect(rgbToHex(255, 0, 0, 1)).toBe("#ff0000");
+    });
+
+    it("includes alpha for semi-transparent (0.5)", () => {
+      // 0.5 * 255 = 127.5 -> rounds to 128 = 0x80
+      expect(rgbToHex(255, 0, 0, 0.5)).toBe("#ff000080");
+    });
+
+    it("includes alpha for fully transparent (0)", () => {
+      expect(rgbToHex(255, 0, 0, 0)).toBe("#ff000000");
+    });
+
+    it("includes alpha for near-opaque (0.99)", () => {
+      // 0.99 * 255 = 252.45 -> rounds to 252 = 0xfc
+      expect(rgbToHex(255, 0, 0, 0.99)).toBe("#ff0000fc");
+    });
+
+    it("pads alpha with leading zero when needed", () => {
+      // 0.05 * 255 = 12.75 -> rounds to 13 = 0x0d
+      expect(rgbToHex(255, 0, 0, 0.05)).toBe("#ff00000d");
+    });
+  });
+});

packages/common/src/colors.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,121 @@
 import oc from "open-color";
+import tinycolor from "tinycolor2";
+
+import { clamp } from "@excalidraw/math";
+import { degreesToRadians } from "@excalidraw/math";
+
+import type { Degrees } from "@excalidraw/math";
 
 import type { Merge } from "./utility-types";
 
+export { tinycolor };
+
+// Browser-only cache to avoid memory leaks on server
+const DARK_MODE_COLORS_CACHE: Map<string, string> | null =
+  typeof window !== "undefined" ? new Map() : null;
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Dark mode color transformation
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function cssHueRotate(
+  red: number,
+  green: number,
+  blue: number,
+  degrees: Degrees,
+): { r: number; g: number; b: number } {
+  // normalize
+  const r = red / 255;
+  const g = green / 255;
+  const b = blue / 255;
+
+  // Convert degrees to radians
+  const a = degreesToRadians(degrees);
+
+  const c = Math.cos(a);
+  const s = Math.sin(a);
+
+  // rotation matrix
+  const matrix = [
+    0.213 + c * 0.787 - s * 0.213,
+    0.715 - c * 0.715 - s * 0.715,
+    0.072 - c * 0.072 + s * 0.928,
+    0.213 - c * 0.213 + s * 0.143,
+    0.715 + c * 0.285 + s * 0.14,
+    0.072 - c * 0.072 - s * 0.283,
+    0.213 - c * 0.213 - s * 0.787,
+    0.715 - c * 0.715 + s * 0.715,
+    0.072 + c * 0.928 + s * 0.072,
+  ];
+
+  // transform
+  const newR = r * matrix[0] + g * matrix[1] + b * matrix[2];
+  const newG = r * matrix[3] + g * matrix[4] + b * matrix[5];
+  const newB = r * matrix[6] + g * matrix[7] + b * matrix[8];
+
+  // clamp the values to [0, 1] range and convert back to [0, 255]
+  return {
+    r: Math.round(Math.max(0, Math.min(1, newR)) * 255),
+    g: Math.round(Math.max(0, Math.min(1, newG)) * 255),
+    b: Math.round(Math.max(0, Math.min(1, newB)) * 255),
+  };
+}
+
+const cssInvert = (
+  r: number,
+  g: number,
+  b: number,
+  percent: number,
+): { r: number; g: number; b: number } => {
+  const p = clamp(percent, 0, 100) / 100;
+
+  // Function to invert a single color component
+  const invertComponent = (color: number): number => {
+    // Apply the invert formula
+    const inverted = color * (1 - p) + (255 - color) * p;
+    // Round to the nearest integer and clamp to [0, 255]
+    return Math.round(clamp(inverted, 0, 255));
+  };
+
+  // Calculate the inverted RGB components
+  const invertedR = invertComponent(r);
+  const invertedG = invertComponent(g);
+  const invertedB = invertComponent(b);
+
+  return { r: invertedR, g: invertedG, b: invertedB };
+};
+
+export const applyDarkModeFilter = (color: string): string => {
+  const cached = DARK_MODE_COLORS_CACHE?.get(color);
+  if (cached) {
+    return cached;
+  }
+
+  const tc = tinycolor(color);
+  const alpha = tc.getAlpha();
+
+  // order of operations matters
+  // (corresponds to "filter: invert(invertPercent) hue-rotate(hueDegrees)" in css)
+  const rgb = tc.toRgb();
+  const inverted = cssInvert(rgb.r, rgb.g, rgb.b, 93);
+  const rotated = cssHueRotate(
+    inverted.r,
+    inverted.g,
+    inverted.b,
+    180 as Degrees,
+  );
+
+  const result = rgbToHex(rotated.r, rotated.g, rotated.b, alpha);
+
+  if (DARK_MODE_COLORS_CACHE) {
+    DARK_MODE_COLORS_CACHE.set(color, result);
+  }
+
+  return result;
+};
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 export const COLOR_OUTLINE_CONTRAST_THRESHOLD = 240;
 
 // FIXME can't put to utils.ts rn because of circular dependency
@@ -167,7 +281,22 @@ export const getAllColorsSpecificShade = (index: 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4) =>
     COLOR_PALETTE.red[index],
   ] as const;
 
-export const rgbToHex = (r: number, g: number, b: number) =>
-  `#${((1 << 24) + (r << 16) + (g << 8) + b).toString(16).slice(1)}`;
+export const rgbToHex = (r: number, g: number, b: number, a?: number) => {
+  // (1 << 24) adds 0x1000000 to ensure the hex string is always 7 chars,
+  // then slice(1) removes the leading "1" to get exactly 6 hex digits
+  // e.g. rgb(0,0,0) -> 0x1000000 -> "1000000" -> "000000"
+  const hex6 = `#${((1 << 24) + (r << 16) + (g << 8) + b)
+    .toString(16)
+    .slice(1)}`;
+  if (a !== undefined && a < 1) {
+    // convert alpha from 0-1 float to 0-255 int, then to 2-digit hex
+    // e.g. 0.5 -> 128 -> "80"
+    const alphaHex = Math.round(a * 255)
+      .toString(16)
+      .padStart(2, "0");
+    return `${hex6}${alphaHex}`;
+  }
+  return hex6;
+};
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

packages/common/src/constants.ts

@@ -305,9 +305,6 @@ export const IDLE_THRESHOLD = 60_000;
 // Report a user active each ACTIVE_THRESHOLD milliseconds
 export const ACTIVE_THRESHOLD = 3_000;
 
-// duplicates --theme-filter, should be removed soon
-export const THEME_FILTER = "invert(93%) hue-rotate(180deg)";
-
 export const URL_QUERY_KEYS = {
   addLibrary: "addLibrary",
 } as const;

packages/common/src/utils.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import type {
   Zoom,
 } from "@excalidraw/excalidraw/types";
 
-import { COLOR_PALETTE } from "./colors";
+import { tinycolor } from "./colors";
 import {
   DEFAULT_VERSION,
   ENV,
@@ -549,13 +549,7 @@ export const mapFind = <T, K>(
 };
 
 export const isTransparent = (color: string) => {
-  const isRGBTransparent = color.length === 5 && color.substr(4, 1) === "0";
-  const isRRGGBBTransparent = color.length === 9 && color.substr(7, 2) === "00";
-  return (
-    isRGBTransparent ||
-    isRRGGBBTransparent ||
-    color === COLOR_PALETTE.transparent
-  );
+  return tinycolor(color).getAlpha() === 0;
 };
 
 export type ResolvablePromise<T> = Promise<T> & {

packages/element/src/bounds.ts

@@ -897,6 +897,7 @@ export const getArrowheadPoints = (
   return [x2, y2, x3, y3, x4, y4];
 };
 
+// TODO reuse shape.ts
 const generateLinearElementShape = (
   element: ExcalidrawLinearElement,
 ): Drawable => {
@@ -954,7 +955,7 @@ const getLinearElementRotatedBounds = (
   }
 
   // first element is always the curve
-  const cachedShape = ShapeCache.get(element)?.[0];
+  const cachedShape = ShapeCache.get(element, null)?.[0];
   const shape = cachedShape ?? generateLinearElementShape(element);
   const ops = getCurvePathOps(shape);
   const transformXY = ([x, y]: GlobalPoint) =>

packages/element/src/renderElement.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import rough from "roughjs/bin/rough";
-import { getStroke } from "perfect-freehand";
 
 import {
   type GlobalPoint,
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   isRTL,
   getVerticalOffset,
   invariant,
+  applyDarkModeFilter,
 } from "@excalidraw/common";
 
 import type {
@@ -78,16 +78,8 @@ import type {
   ElementsMap,
 } from "./types";
 
-import type { StrokeOptions } from "perfect-freehand";
 import type { RoughCanvas } from "roughjs/bin/canvas";
 
-// using a stronger invert (100% vs our regular 93%) and saturate
-// as a temp hack to make images in dark theme look closer to original
-// color scheme (it's still not quite there and the colors look slightly
-// desatured, alas...)
-export const IMAGE_INVERT_FILTER =
-  "invert(100%) hue-rotate(180deg) saturate(1.25)";
-
 const isPendingImageElement = (
   element: ExcalidrawElement,
   renderConfig: StaticCanvasRenderConfig,
@@ -95,19 +87,6 @@ const isPendingImageElement = (
   isInitializedImageElement(element) &&
   !renderConfig.imageCache.has(element.fileId);
 
-const shouldResetImageFilter = (
-  element: ExcalidrawElement,
-  renderConfig: StaticCanvasRenderConfig,
-  appState: StaticCanvasAppState | InteractiveCanvasAppState,
-) => {
-  return (
-    appState.theme === THEME.DARK &&
-    isInitializedImageElement(element) &&
-    !isPendingImageElement(element, renderConfig) &&
-    renderConfig.imageCache.get(element.fileId)?.mimeType !== MIME_TYPES.svg
-  );
-};
-
 const getCanvasPadding = (element: ExcalidrawElement) => {
   switch (element.type) {
     case "freedraw":
@@ -272,11 +251,6 @@ const generateElementCanvas = (
 
   const rc = rough.canvas(canvas);
 
-  // in dark theme, revert the image color filter
-  if (shouldResetImageFilter(element, renderConfig, appState)) {
-    context.filter = IMAGE_INVERT_FILTER;
-  }
-
   drawElementOnCanvas(element, rc, context, renderConfig);
 
   context.restore();
@@ -421,7 +395,8 @@ const drawElementOnCanvas = (
     case "ellipse": {
       context.lineJoin = "round";
       context.lineCap = "round";
-      rc.draw(ShapeCache.get(element)!);
+
+      rc.draw(ShapeCache.generateElementShape(element, renderConfig));
       break;
     }
     case "arrow":
@@ -429,26 +404,31 @@ const drawElementOnCanvas = (
       context.lineJoin = "round";
       context.lineCap = "round";
 
-      ShapeCache.get(element)!.forEach((shape) => {
-        rc.draw(shape);
-      });
+      ShapeCache.generateElementShape(element, renderConfig).forEach(
+        (shape) => {
+          rc.draw(shape);
+        },
+      );
       break;
     }
     case "freedraw": {
       // Draw directly to canvas
       context.save();
-      context.fillStyle = element.strokeColor;
 
-      const path = getFreeDrawPath2D(element) as Path2D;
-      const fillShape = ShapeCache.get(element);
+      const shapes = ShapeCache.generateElementShape(element, renderConfig);
 
-      if (fillShape) {
-        rc.draw(fillShape);
+      for (const shape of shapes) {
+        if (typeof shape === "string") {
+          context.fillStyle =
+            renderConfig.theme === THEME.DARK
+              ? applyDarkModeFilter(element.strokeColor)
+              : element.strokeColor;
+          context.fill(new Path2D(shape));
+        } else {
+          rc.draw(shape);
+        }
       }
 
-      context.fillStyle = element.strokeColor;
-      context.fill(path);
-
       context.restore();
       break;
     }
@@ -506,7 +486,10 @@ const drawElementOnCanvas = (
         context.canvas.setAttribute("dir", rtl ? "rtl" : "ltr");
         context.save();
         context.font = getFontString(element);
-        context.fillStyle = element.strokeColor;
+        context.fillStyle =
+          renderConfig.theme === THEME.DARK
+            ? applyDarkModeFilter(element.strokeColor)
+            : element.strokeColor;
         context.textAlign = element.textAlign as CanvasTextAlign;
 
         // Canvas does not support multiline text by default
@@ -759,12 +742,17 @@ export const renderElement = (
         context.fillStyle = "rgba(0, 0, 200, 0.04)";
 
         context.lineWidth = FRAME_STYLE.strokeWidth / appState.zoom.value;
-        context.strokeStyle = FRAME_STYLE.strokeColor;
+        context.strokeStyle =
+          appState.theme === THEME.DARK
+            ? applyDarkModeFilter(FRAME_STYLE.strokeColor)
+            : FRAME_STYLE.strokeColor;
 
         // TODO change later to only affect AI frames
         if (isMagicFrameElement(element)) {
           context.strokeStyle =
-            appState.theme === THEME.LIGHT ? "#7affd7" : "#1d8264";
+            appState.theme === THEME.LIGHT
+              ? "#7affd7"
+              : applyDarkModeFilter("#1d8264");
         }
 
         if (FRAME_STYLE.radius && context.roundRect) {
@@ -787,11 +775,6 @@ export const renderElement = (
       break;
     }
     case "freedraw": {
-      // TODO investigate if we can do this in situ. Right now we need to call
-      // beforehand because math helpers (such as getElementAbsoluteCoords)
-      // rely on existing shapes
-      ShapeCache.generateElementShape(element, null);
-
       if (renderConfig.isExporting) {
         const [x1, y1, x2, y2] = getElementAbsoluteCoords(element, elementsMap);
         const cx = (x1 + x2) / 2 + appState.scrollX;
@@ -835,10 +818,6 @@ export const renderElement = (
     case "text":
     case "iframe":
     case "embeddable": {
-      // TODO investigate if we can do this in situ. Right now we need to call
-      // beforehand because math helpers (such as getElementAbsoluteCoords)
-      // rely on existing shapes
-      ShapeCache.generateElementShape(element, renderConfig);
       if (renderConfig.isExporting) {
         const [x1, y1, x2, y2] = getElementAbsoluteCoords(element, elementsMap);
         const cx = (x1 + x2) / 2 + appState.scrollX;
@@ -861,9 +840,6 @@ export const renderElement = (
         context.save();
         context.translate(cx, cy);
 
-        if (shouldResetImageFilter(element, renderConfig, appState)) {
-          context.filter = "none";
-        }
         const boundTextElement = getBoundTextElement(element, elementsMap);
 
         if (isArrowElement(element) && boundTextElement) {
@@ -1026,23 +1002,6 @@ export const renderElement = (
   context.globalAlpha = 1;
 };
 
-export const pathsCache = new WeakMap<ExcalidrawFreeDrawElement, Path2D>([]);
-
-export function generateFreeDrawShape(element: ExcalidrawFreeDrawElement) {
-  const svgPathData = getFreeDrawSvgPath(element);
-  const path = new Path2D(svgPathData);
-  pathsCache.set(element, path);
-  return path;
-}
-
-export function getFreeDrawPath2D(element: ExcalidrawFreeDrawElement) {
-  return pathsCache.get(element);
-}
-
-export function getFreeDrawSvgPath(element: ExcalidrawFreeDrawElement) {
-  return getSvgPathFromStroke(getFreedrawOutlinePoints(element));
-}
-
 export function getFreedrawOutlineAsSegments(
   element: ExcalidrawFreeDrawElement,
   points: [number, number][],
@@ -1098,57 +1057,3 @@ export function getFreedrawOutlineAsSegments(
     ],
   );
 }
-
-export function getFreedrawOutlinePoints(element: ExcalidrawFreeDrawElement) {
-  // If input points are empty (should they ever be?) return a dot
-  const inputPoints = element.simulatePressure
-    ? element.points
-    : element.points.length
-    ? element.points.map(([x, y], i) => [x, y, element.pressures[i]])
-    : [[0, 0, 0.5]];
-
-  // Consider changing the options for simulated pressure vs real pressure
-  const options: StrokeOptions = {
-    simulatePressure: element.simulatePressure,
-    size: element.strokeWidth * 4.25,
-    thinning: 0.6,
-    smoothing: 0.5,
-    streamline: 0.5,
-    easing: (t) => Math.sin((t * Math.PI) / 2), // https://easings.net/#easeOutSine
-    last: true,
-  };
-
-  return getStroke(inputPoints as number[][], options) as [number, number][];
-}
-
-function med(A: number[], B: number[]) {
-  return [(A[0] + B[0]) / 2, (A[1] + B[1]) / 2];
-}
-
-// Trim SVG path data so number are each two decimal points. This
-// improves SVG exports, and prevents rendering errors on points
-// with long decimals.
-const TO_FIXED_PRECISION = /(\s?[A-Z]?,?-?[0-9]*\.[0-9]{0,2})(([0-9]|e|-)*)/g;
-
-function getSvgPathFromStroke(points: number[][]): string {
-  if (!points.length) {
-    return "";
-  }
-
-  const max = points.length - 1;
-
-  return points
-    .reduce(
-      (acc, point, i, arr) => {
-        if (i === max) {
-          acc.push(point, med(point, arr[0]), "L", arr[0], "Z");
-        } else {
-          acc.push(point, med(point, arr[i + 1]));
-        }
-        return acc;
-      },
-      ["M", points[0], "Q"],
-    )
-    .join(" ")
-    .replace(TO_FIXED_PRECISION, "$1");
-}

packages/element/src/shape.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { simplify } from "points-on-curve";
+import { getStroke } from "perfect-freehand";
 
 import {
   type GeometricShape,
@@ -17,10 +18,12 @@ import {
 } from "@excalidraw/math";
 import {
   ROUGHNESS,
+  THEME,
   isTransparent,
   assertNever,
   COLOR_PALETTE,
   LINE_POLYGON_POINT_MERGE_DISTANCE,
+  applyDarkModeFilter,
 } from "@excalidraw/common";
 
 import { RoughGenerator } from "roughjs/bin/generator";
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ import type {
 import type {
   ElementShape,
   ElementShapes,
+  SVGPathString,
 } from "@excalidraw/excalidraw/scene/types";
 
 import { elementWithCanvasCache } from "./renderElement";
@@ -52,7 +56,6 @@ import { getCornerRadius, isPathALoop } from "./utils";
 import { headingForPointIsHorizontal } from "./heading";
 
 import { canChangeRoundness } from "./comparisons";
-import { generateFreeDrawShape } from "./renderElement";
 import {
   getArrowheadPoints,
   getCenterForBounds,
@@ -77,29 +80,32 @@ import type { Point as RoughPoint } from "roughjs/bin/geometry";
 
 export class ShapeCache {
   private static rg = new RoughGenerator();
-  private static cache = new WeakMap<ExcalidrawElement, ElementShape>();
+  private static cache = new WeakMap<
+    ExcalidrawElement,
+    { shape: ElementShape; theme: AppState["theme"] }
+  >();
 
   /**
    * Retrieves shape from cache if available. Use this only if shape
    * is optional and you have a fallback in case it's not cached.
    */
-  public static get = <T extends ExcalidrawElement>(element: T) => {
-    return ShapeCache.cache.get(
-      element,
-    ) as T["type"] extends keyof ElementShapes
-      ? ElementShapes[T["type"]] | undefined
-      : ElementShape | undefined;
+  public static get = <T extends ExcalidrawElement>(
+    element: T,
+    theme: AppState["theme"] | null,
+  ) => {
+    const cached = ShapeCache.cache.get(element);
+    if (cached && (theme === null || cached.theme === theme)) {
+      return cached.shape as T["type"] extends keyof ElementShapes
+        ? ElementShapes[T["type"]] | undefined
+        : ElementShape | undefined;
+    }
+    return undefined;
   };
 
-  public static set = <T extends ExcalidrawElement>(
-    element: T,
-    shape: T["type"] extends keyof ElementShapes
-      ? ElementShapes[T["type"]]
-      : Drawable,
-  ) => ShapeCache.cache.set(element, shape);
-
-  public static delete = (element: ExcalidrawElement) =>
+  public static delete = (element: ExcalidrawElement) => {
     ShapeCache.cache.delete(element);
+    elementWithCanvasCache.delete(element);
+  };
 
   public static destroy = () => {
     ShapeCache.cache = new WeakMap();
@@ -117,12 +123,13 @@ export class ShapeCache {
       isExporting: boolean;
       canvasBackgroundColor: AppState["viewBackgroundColor"];
       embedsValidationStatus: EmbedsValidationStatus;
+      theme: AppState["theme"];
     } | null,
   ) => {
     // when exporting, always regenerated to guarantee the latest shape
     const cachedShape = renderConfig?.isExporting
       ? undefined
-      : ShapeCache.get(element);
+      : ShapeCache.get(element, renderConfig ? renderConfig.theme : null);
 
     // `null` indicates no rc shape applicable for this element type,
     // but it's considered a valid cache value (= do not regenerate)
@@ -132,19 +139,25 @@ export class ShapeCache {
 
     elementWithCanvasCache.delete(element);
 
-    const shape = generateElementShape(
+    const shape = _generateElementShape(
       element,
       ShapeCache.rg,
       renderConfig || {
         isExporting: false,
         canvasBackgroundColor: COLOR_PALETTE.white,
         embedsValidationStatus: null,
+        theme: THEME.LIGHT,
       },
     ) as T["type"] extends keyof ElementShapes
       ? ElementShapes[T["type"]]
       : Drawable | null;
 
-    ShapeCache.cache.set(element, shape);
+    if (!renderConfig?.isExporting) {
+      ShapeCache.cache.set(element, {
+        shape,
+        theme: renderConfig?.theme || THEME.LIGHT,
+      });
+    }
 
     return shape;
   };
@@ -180,6 +193,7 @@ function adjustRoughness(element: ExcalidrawElement): number {
 export const generateRoughOptions = (
   element: ExcalidrawElement,
   continuousPath = false,
+  isDarkMode: boolean = false,
 ): Options => {
   const options: Options = {
     seed: element.seed,
@@ -204,7 +218,9 @@ export const generateRoughOptions = (
     fillWeight: element.strokeWidth / 2,
     hachureGap: element.strokeWidth * 4,
     roughness: adjustRoughness(element),
-    stroke: element.strokeColor,
+    stroke: isDarkMode
+      ? applyDarkModeFilter(element.strokeColor)
+      : element.strokeColor,
     preserveVertices:
       continuousPath || element.roughness < ROUGHNESS.cartoonist,
   };
@@ -218,6 +234,8 @@ export const generateRoughOptions = (
       options.fillStyle = element.fillStyle;
       options.fill = isTransparent(element.backgroundColor)
         ? undefined
+        : isDarkMode
+        ? applyDarkModeFilter(element.backgroundColor)
         : element.backgroundColor;
       if (element.type === "ellipse") {
         options.curveFitting = 1;
@@ -231,6 +249,8 @@ export const generateRoughOptions = (
         options.fill =
           element.backgroundColor === "transparent"
             ? undefined
+            : isDarkMode
+            ? applyDarkModeFilter(element.backgroundColor)
             : element.backgroundColor;
       }
       return options;
@@ -284,6 +304,7 @@ const getArrowheadShapes = (
   generator: RoughGenerator,
   options: Options,
   canvasBackgroundColor: string,
+  isDarkMode: boolean,
 ) => {
   const arrowheadPoints = getArrowheadPoints(
     element,
@@ -309,6 +330,10 @@ const getArrowheadShapes = (
     return [generator.line(x3, y3, x4, y4, options)];
   };
 
+  const strokeColor = isDarkMode
+    ? applyDarkModeFilter(element.strokeColor)
+    : element.strokeColor;
+
   switch (arrowhead) {
     case "dot":
     case "circle":
@@ -324,10 +349,10 @@ const getArrowheadShapes = (
           fill:
             arrowhead === "circle_outline"
               ? canvasBackgroundColor
-              : element.strokeColor,
+              : strokeColor,
 
           fillStyle: "solid",
-          stroke: element.strokeColor,
+          stroke: strokeColor,
           roughness: Math.min(0.5, options.roughness || 0),
         }),
       ];
@@ -352,7 +377,7 @@ const getArrowheadShapes = (
             fill:
               arrowhead === "triangle_outline"
                 ? canvasBackgroundColor
-                : element.strokeColor,
+                : strokeColor,
             fillStyle: "solid",
             roughness: Math.min(1, options.roughness || 0),
           },
@@ -380,7 +405,7 @@ const getArrowheadShapes = (
             fill:
               arrowhead === "diamond_outline"
                 ? canvasBackgroundColor
-                : element.strokeColor,
+                : strokeColor,
             fillStyle: "solid",
             roughness: Math.min(1, options.roughness || 0),
           },
@@ -602,19 +627,22 @@ export const generateLinearCollisionShape = (
  *
  * @private
  */
-const generateElementShape = (
+const _generateElementShape = (
   element: Exclude<NonDeletedExcalidrawElement, ExcalidrawSelectionElement>,
   generator: RoughGenerator,
   {
     isExporting,
     canvasBackgroundColor,
     embedsValidationStatus,
+    theme,
   }: {
     isExporting: boolean;
     canvasBackgroundColor: string;
     embedsValidationStatus: EmbedsValidationStatus | null;
+    theme?: AppState["theme"];
   },
-): Drawable | Drawable[] | null => {
+): ElementShape => {
+  const isDarkMode = theme === THEME.DARK;
   switch (element.type) {
     case "rectangle":
     case "iframe":
@@ -640,6 +668,7 @@ const generateElementShape = (
               embedsValidationStatus,
             ),
             true,
+            isDarkMode,
           ),
         );
       } else {
@@ -655,6 +684,7 @@ const generateElementShape = (
               embedsValidationStatus,
             ),
             false,
+            isDarkMode,
           ),
         );
       }
@@ -692,7 +722,7 @@ const generateElementShape = (
             C ${topX} ${topY}, ${topX} ${topY}, ${topX + verticalRadius} ${
             topY + horizontalRadius
           }`,
-          generateRoughOptions(element, true),
+          generateRoughOptions(element, true, isDarkMode),
         );
       } else {
         shape = generator.polygon(
@@ -702,7 +732,7 @@ const generateElementShape = (
             [bottomX, bottomY],
             [leftX, leftY],
           ],
-          generateRoughOptions(element),
+          generateRoughOptions(element, false, isDarkMode),
         );
       }
       return shape;
@@ -713,14 +743,14 @@ const generateElementShape = (
         element.height / 2,
         element.width,
         element.height,
-        generateRoughOptions(element),
+        generateRoughOptions(element, false, isDarkMode),
       );
       return shape;
     }
     case "line":
     case "arrow": {
       let shape: ElementShapes[typeof element.type];
-      const options = generateRoughOptions(element);
+      const options = generateRoughOptions(element, false, isDarkMode);
 
       // points array can be empty in the beginning, so it is important to add
       // initial position to it
@@ -745,7 +775,7 @@ const generateElementShape = (
           shape = [
             generator.path(
               generateElbowArrowShape(points, 16),
-              generateRoughOptions(element, true),
+              generateRoughOptions(element, true, isDarkMode),
             ),
           ];
         }
@@ -778,6 +808,7 @@ const generateElementShape = (
             generator,
             options,
             canvasBackgroundColor,
+            isDarkMode,
           );
           shape.push(...shapes);
         }
@@ -795,6 +826,7 @@ const generateElementShape = (
             generator,
             options,
             canvasBackgroundColor,
+            isDarkMode,
           );
           shape.push(...shapes);
         }
@@ -802,23 +834,28 @@ const generateElementShape = (
       return shape;
     }
     case "freedraw": {
-      let shape: ElementShapes[typeof element.type];
-      generateFreeDrawShape(element);
+      // oredered in terms of z-index [background, stroke]
+      const shapes: ElementShapes[typeof element.type] = [];
 
+      // (1) background fill (rc shape), optional
       if (isPathALoop(element.points)) {
         // generate rough polygon to fill freedraw shape
         const simplifiedPoints = simplify(
           element.points as Mutable<LocalPoint[]>,
           0.75,
         );
-        shape = generator.curve(simplifiedPoints as [number, number][], {
-          ...generateRoughOptions(element),
-          stroke: "none",
-        });
-      } else {
-        shape = null;
+        shapes.push(
+          generator.curve(simplifiedPoints as [number, number][], {
+            ...generateRoughOptions(element, false, isDarkMode),
+            stroke: "none",
+          }),
+        );
       }
-      return shape;
+
+      // (2) stroke
+      shapes.push(getFreeDrawSvgPath(element));
+
+      return shapes;
     }
     case "frame":
     case "magicframe":
@@ -925,9 +962,7 @@ export const getElementShape = <Point extends GlobalPoint | LocalPoint>(
       return getPolygonShape(element);
     case "arrow":
     case "line": {
-      const roughShape =
-        ShapeCache.get(element)?.[0] ??
-        ShapeCache.generateElementShape(element, null)[0];
+      const roughShape = ShapeCache.generateElementShape(element, null)[0];
       const [, , , , cx, cy] = getElementAbsoluteCoords(element, elementsMap);
 
       return shouldTestInside(element)
@@ -1003,3 +1038,69 @@ export const toggleLinePolygonState = (
 
   return ret;
 };
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//                         freedraw shape helper
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// NOTE not cached (-> for SVG export)
+const getFreeDrawSvgPath = (element: ExcalidrawFreeDrawElement) => {
+  return getSvgPathFromStroke(
+    getFreedrawOutlinePoints(element),
+  ) as SVGPathString;
+};
+
+export const getFreedrawOutlinePoints = (
+  element: ExcalidrawFreeDrawElement,
+) => {
+  // If input points are empty (should they ever be?) return a dot
+  const inputPoints = element.simulatePressure
+    ? element.points
+    : element.points.length
+    ? element.points.map(([x, y], i) => [x, y, element.pressures[i]])
+    : [[0, 0, 0.5]];
+
+  return getStroke(inputPoints as number[][], {
+    simulatePressure: element.simulatePressure,
+    size: element.strokeWidth * 4.25,
+    thinning: 0.6,
+    smoothing: 0.5,
+    streamline: 0.5,
+    easing: (t) => Math.sin((t * Math.PI) / 2), // https://easings.net/#easeOutSine
+    last: true,
+  }) as [number, number][];
+};
+
+const med = (A: number[], B: number[]) => {
+  return [(A[0] + B[0]) / 2, (A[1] + B[1]) / 2];
+};
+
+// Trim SVG path data so number are each two decimal points. This
+// improves SVG exports, and prevents rendering errors on points
+// with long decimals.
+const TO_FIXED_PRECISION = /(\s?[A-Z]?,?-?[0-9]*\.[0-9]{0,2})(([0-9]|e|-)*)/g;
+
+const getSvgPathFromStroke = (points: number[][]): string => {
+  if (!points.length) {
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  const max = points.length - 1;
+
+  return points
+    .reduce(
+      (acc, point, i, arr) => {
+        if (i === max) {
+          acc.push(point, med(point, arr[0]), "L", arr[0], "Z");
+        } else {
+          acc.push(point, med(point, arr[i + 1]));
+        }
+        return acc;
+      },
+      ["M", points[0], "Q"],
+    )
+    .join(" ")
+    .replace(TO_FIXED_PRECISION, "$1");
+};
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

packages/element/tests/__snapshots__/linearElementEditor.test.tsx.snap

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ exports[`Test Linear Elements > Test bound text element > should match styles fo
   class="excalidraw-wysiwyg"
   data-type="wysiwyg"
   dir="auto"
-  style="position: absolute; display: inline-block; min-height: 1em; backface-visibility: hidden; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0; resize: none; background: transparent; overflow: hidden; z-index: var(--zIndex-wysiwyg); word-break: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: content-box; width: 10.5px; height: 26.25px; left: 35px; top: 7.5px; transform: translate(0px, 0px) scale(1) rotate(0deg); text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(30, 30, 30); opacity: 1; filter: var(--theme-filter); max-height: 992.5px; font: Emoji 20px 20px; line-height: 1.25; font-family: Excalifont, Xiaolai, sans-serif, Segoe UI Emoji;"
+  style="position: absolute; display: inline-block; min-height: 1em; backface-visibility: hidden; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0; resize: none; background: transparent; overflow: hidden; z-index: var(--zIndex-wysiwyg); word-break: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: content-box; width: 10.5px; height: 26.25px; left: 35px; top: 7.5px; transform: translate(0px, 0px) scale(1) rotate(0deg); text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; color: rgb(30, 30, 30); opacity: 1; max-height: 992.5px; font: Emoji 20px 20px; line-height: 1.25; font-family: Excalifont, Xiaolai, sans-serif, Segoe UI Emoji;"
   tabindex="0"
   wrap="off"
 />

packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx

@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ import {
   TAP_TWICE_TIMEOUT,
   TEXT_TO_CENTER_SNAP_THRESHOLD,
   THEME,
-  THEME_FILTER,
   TOUCH_CTX_MENU_TIMEOUT,
   VERTICAL_ALIGN,
   YOUTUBE_STATES,
@@ -89,6 +88,7 @@ import {
   getDateTime,
   isShallowEqual,
   arrayToMap,
+  applyDarkModeFilter,
   type EXPORT_IMAGE_TYPES,
   randomInteger,
   CLASSES,
@@ -1770,8 +1770,9 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
               }
             }}
             style={{
-              background: this.state.viewBackgroundColor,
-              filter: isDarkTheme ? THEME_FILTER : "none",
+              background: isDarkTheme
+                ? applyDarkModeFilter(this.state.viewBackgroundColor)
+                : this.state.viewBackgroundColor,
               zIndex: 2,
               border: "none",
               display: "block",
@@ -1781,7 +1782,9 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
               fontFamily: "Assistant",
               fontSize: `${FRAME_STYLE.nameFontSize}px`,
               transform: `translate(-${FRAME_NAME_EDIT_PADDING}px, ${FRAME_NAME_EDIT_PADDING}px)`,
-              color: "var(--color-gray-80)",
+              color: isDarkTheme
+                ? FRAME_STYLE.nameColorDarkTheme
+                : FRAME_STYLE.nameColorLightTheme,
               overflow: "hidden",
               maxWidth: `${
                 document.body.clientWidth - x1 - FRAME_NAME_EDIT_PADDING
@@ -2116,6 +2119,7 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
                             elementsPendingErasure: this.elementsPendingErasure,
                             pendingFlowchartNodes:
                               this.flowChartCreator.pendingNodes,
+                            theme: this.state.theme,
                           }}
                         />
                         {this.state.newElement && (
@@ -2136,6 +2140,7 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
                               elementsPendingErasure:
                                 this.elementsPendingErasure,
                               pendingFlowchartNodes: null,
+                              theme: this.state.theme,
                             }}
                           />
                         )}
@@ -3181,6 +3186,7 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
     ) {
       setEraserCursor(this.interactiveCanvas, this.state.theme);
     }
+
     // Hide hyperlink popup if shown when element type is not selection
     if (
       prevState.activeTool.type === "selection" &&

packages/excalidraw/components/ColorPicker/ColorInput.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import clsx from "clsx";
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 
-import { KEYS } from "@excalidraw/common";
+import { isTransparent, KEYS } from "@excalidraw/common";
+
+import tinycolor from "tinycolor2";
 
 import { getShortcutKey } from "../..//shortcut";
 import { useAtom } from "../../editor-jotai";
@@ -10,18 +12,32 @@ import { useEditorInterface } from "../App";
 import { activeEyeDropperAtom } from "../EyeDropper";
 import { eyeDropperIcon } from "../icons";
 
-import { getColor } from "./ColorPicker";
 import { activeColorPickerSectionAtom } from "./colorPickerUtils";
 
 import type { ColorPickerType } from "./colorPickerUtils";
 
-interface ColorInputProps {
-  color: string;
-  onChange: (color: string) => void;
-  label: string;
-  colorPickerType: ColorPickerType;
-  placeholder?: string;
-}
+/**
+ * tries to keep the input color as-is if it's valid, making minimal adjustments
+ * (trimming whitespace or adding `#` to hex colors)
+ */
+export const normalizeInputColor = (color: string): string | null => {
+  color = color.trim();
+  if (isTransparent(color)) {
+    return color;
+  }
+
+  const tc = tinycolor(color);
+  if (tc.isValid()) {
+    // testing for `#` first fixes a bug on Electron (more specfically, an
+    // Obsidian popout window), where a hex color without `#` is considered valid
+    if (tc.getFormat() === "hex" && !color.startsWith("#")) {
+      return `#${color}`;
+    }
+    return color;
+  }
+
+  return null;
+};
 
 export const ColorInput = ({
   color,
@@ -29,7 +45,13 @@ export const ColorInput = ({
   label,
   colorPickerType,
   placeholder,
-}: ColorInputProps) => {
+}: {
+  color: string;
+  onChange: (color: string) => void;
+  label: string;
+  colorPickerType: ColorPickerType;
+  placeholder?: string;
+}) => {
   const editorInterface = useEditorInterface();
   const [innerValue, setInnerValue] = useState(color);
   const [activeSection, setActiveColorPickerSection] = useAtom(
@@ -43,7 +65,7 @@ export const ColorInput = ({
   const changeColor = useCallback(
     (inputValue: string) => {
       const value = inputValue.toLowerCase();
-      const color = getColor(value);
+      const color = normalizeInputColor(value);
 
       if (color) {
         onChange(color);

packages/excalidraw/components/ColorPicker/ColorPicker.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { useRef, useEffect } from "react";
 import {
   COLOR_OUTLINE_CONTRAST_THRESHOLD,
   COLOR_PALETTE,
-  isTransparent,
   isWritableElement,
 } from "@excalidraw/common";
 
@@ -38,27 +37,6 @@ import type { ColorPickerType } from "./colorPickerUtils";
 
 import type { AppState } from "../../types";
 
-const isValidColor = (color: string) => {
-  const style = new Option().style;
-  style.color = color;
-  return !!style.color;
-};
-
-export const getColor = (color: string): string | null => {
-  if (isTransparent(color)) {
-    return color;
-  }
-
-  // testing for `#` first fixes a bug on Electron (more specfically, an
-  // Obsidian popout window), where a hex color without `#` is (incorrectly)
-  // considered valid
-  return isValidColor(`#${color}`)
-    ? `#${color}`
-    : isValidColor(color)
-    ? color
-    : null;
-};
-
 interface ColorPickerProps {
   type: ColorPickerType;
   /**

packages/excalidraw/components/ColorPicker/colorPickerUtils.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-import { MAX_CUSTOM_COLORS_USED_IN_CANVAS } from "@excalidraw/common";
+import {
+  isTransparent,
+  MAX_CUSTOM_COLORS_USED_IN_CANVAS,
+  tinycolor,
+} from "@excalidraw/common";
 
 import type { ExcalidrawElement } from "@excalidraw/element/types";
 
@@ -108,48 +112,17 @@ export const isColorDark = (color: string, threshold = 160): boolean => {
     return true;
   }
 
-  if (color === "transparent") {
+  if (isTransparent(color)) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  // a string color (white etc) or any other format -> convert to rgb by way
-  // of creating a DOM node and retrieving the computeStyle
-  if (!color.startsWith("#")) {
-    const node = document.createElement("div");
-    node.style.color = color;
-
-    if (node.style.color) {
-      // making invisible so document doesn't reflow (hopefully).
-      // display=none works too, but supposedly not in all browsers
-      node.style.position = "absolute";
-      node.style.visibility = "hidden";
-      node.style.width = "0";
-      node.style.height = "0";
-
-      // needs to be in DOM else browser won't compute the style
-      document.body.appendChild(node);
-      const computedColor = getComputedStyle(node).color;
-      document.body.removeChild(node);
-      // computed style is in rgb() format
-      const rgb = computedColor
-        .replace(/^(rgb|rgba)\(/, "")
-        .replace(/\)$/, "")
-        .replace(/\s/g, "")
-        .split(",");
-      const r = parseInt(rgb[0]);
-      const g = parseInt(rgb[1]);
-      const b = parseInt(rgb[2]);
-
-      return calculateContrast(r, g, b) < threshold;
-    }
-    // invalid color -> assume it default to black
+  const tc = tinycolor(color);
+  if (!tc.isValid()) {
+    // invalid color -> assume it defaults to black
     return true;
   }
 
-  const r = parseInt(color.slice(1, 3), 16);
-  const g = parseInt(color.slice(3, 5), 16);
-  const b = parseInt(color.slice(5, 7), 16);
-
+  const { r, g, b } = tc.toRgb();
   return calculateContrast(r, g, b) < threshold;
 };
 

packages/excalidraw/components/ImageExportDialog.tsx

@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ import type { ActionManager } from "../actions/manager";
 
 import type { AppClassProperties, BinaryFiles, UIAppState } from "../types";
 
-const supportsContextFilters =
-  "filter" in document.createElement("canvas").getContext("2d")!;
-
 export const ErrorCanvasPreview = () => {
   return (
     <div>
@@ -230,25 +227,23 @@ const ImageExportModal = ({
             }}
           />
         </ExportSetting>
-        {supportsContextFilters && (
-          <ExportSetting
-            label={t("imageExportDialog.label.darkMode")}
+        <ExportSetting
+          label={t("imageExportDialog.label.darkMode")}
+          name="exportDarkModeSwitch"
+        >
+          <Switch
             name="exportDarkModeSwitch"
-          >
-            <Switch
-              name="exportDarkModeSwitch"
-              checked={exportDarkMode}
-              onChange={(checked) => {
-                setExportDarkMode(checked);
-                actionManager.executeAction(
-                  actionExportWithDarkMode,
-                  "ui",
-                  checked,
-                );
-              }}
-            />
-          </ExportSetting>
-        )}
+            checked={exportDarkMode}
+            onChange={(checked) => {
+              setExportDarkMode(checked);
+              actionManager.executeAction(
+                actionExportWithDarkMode,
+                "ui",
+                checked,
+              );
+            }}
+          />
+        </ExportSetting>
         <ExportSetting
           label={t("imageExportDialog.label.embedScene")}
           tooltip={t("imageExportDialog.tooltip.embedScene")}

packages/excalidraw/components/TTDDialog/common.ts

@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ export const convertMermaidToExcalidraw = async ({
       maxWidthOrHeight:
         Math.max(parent.offsetWidth, parent.offsetHeight) *
         window.devicePixelRatio,
+      appState: {
+        // TODO hack (will be refactored in TTD v2)
+        exportWithDarkMode: document
+          .querySelector(".excalidraw-container")
+          ?.classList.contains("theme--dark"),
+      },
     });
     // if converting to blob fails, there's some problem that will
     // likely prevent preview and export (e.g. canvas too big)

packages/excalidraw/css/styles.scss

@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ body.excalidraw-cursor-resize * {
 
     &.interactive {
       z-index: var(--zIndex-interactiveCanvas);
+      // Apply theme filter only to interactive canvas for UI elements
+      // (resize handles, selection boxes, etc.)
+      filter: var(--theme-filter);
     }
 
     // Remove the main canvas from document flow to avoid resizeObserver
@@ -134,16 +137,6 @@ body.excalidraw-cursor-resize * {
     pointer-events: none;
   }
 
-  &.theme--dark {
-    // The percentage is inspired by
-    // https://material.io/design/color/dark-theme.html#properties, which
-    // recommends surface color of #121212, 93% yields #111111 for #FFF
-
-    canvas {
-      filter: var(--theme-filter);
-    }
-  }
-
   .FixedSideContainer {
     padding-top: var(--sat, 0);
     padding-right: var(--sar, 0);

packages/excalidraw/hooks/useLibraryItemSvg.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ export type SvgCache = Map<LibraryItem["id"], SVGSVGElement>;
 export const libraryItemSvgsCache = atom<SvgCache>(new Map());
 
 const exportLibraryItemToSvg = async (elements: LibraryItem["elements"]) => {
+  // TODO should pass theme (appState.exportWithDark) - we're still using
+  // CSS filter here
   return await exportToSvg({
     elements,
     appState: {

packages/excalidraw/index.tsx

@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ export {
   loadSceneOrLibraryFromBlob,
   loadLibraryFromBlob,
 } from "./data/blob";
-export { getFreeDrawSvgPath } from "@excalidraw/element";
 export { mergeLibraryItems, getLibraryItemsHash } from "./data/library";
 export { isLinearElement } from "@excalidraw/element";
 

packages/excalidraw/renderer/helpers.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { THEME, THEME_FILTER } from "@excalidraw/common";
+import { THEME, applyDarkModeFilter } from "@excalidraw/common";
 
 import type { StaticCanvasRenderConfig } from "../scene/types";
 import type { AppState, StaticCanvasAppState } from "../types";
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ export const bootstrapCanvas = ({
   context.setTransform(1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0);
   context.scale(scale, scale);
 
-  if (isExporting && theme === THEME.DARK) {
-    context.filter = THEME_FILTER;
-  }
-
   // Paint background
   if (typeof viewBackgroundColor === "string") {
     const hasTransparence =
@@ -66,7 +62,10 @@ export const bootstrapCanvas = ({
       context.clearRect(0, 0, normalizedWidth, normalizedHeight);
     }
     context.save();
-    context.fillStyle = viewBackgroundColor;
+    context.fillStyle =
+      theme === THEME.DARK
+        ? applyDarkModeFilter(viewBackgroundColor)
+        : viewBackgroundColor;
     context.fillRect(0, 0, normalizedWidth, normalizedHeight);
     context.restore();
   } else {

packages/excalidraw/renderer/staticSvgScene.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import {
   FRAME_STYLE,
   MAX_DECIMALS_FOR_SVG_EXPORT,
-  MIME_TYPES,
   SVG_NS,
+  THEME,
   getFontFamilyString,
   isRTL,
   isTestEnv,
   getVerticalOffset,
+  applyDarkModeFilter,
 } from "@excalidraw/common";
 import { normalizeLink, toValidURL } from "@excalidraw/common";
 import { hashString } from "@excalidraw/element";
@@ -31,8 +32,6 @@ import { getCornerRadius, isPathALoop } from "@excalidraw/element";
 
 import { ShapeCache } from "@excalidraw/element";
 
-import { getFreeDrawSvgPath, IMAGE_INVERT_FILTER } from "@excalidraw/element";
-
 import { getElementAbsoluteCoords } from "@excalidraw/element";
 
 import type {
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ const maybeWrapNodesInFrameClipPath = (
   }
   const frame = getContainingFrame(element, elementsMap);
   if (frame) {
-    const g = root.ownerDocument!.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "g");
+    const g = root.ownerDocument.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "g");
     g.setAttributeNS(SVG_NS, "clip-path", `url(#${frame.id})`);
     nodes.forEach((node) => g.appendChild(node));
     return g;
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ const renderElementToSvg = (
 
   // if the element has a link, create an anchor tag and make that the new root
   if (element.link) {
-    const anchorTag = svgRoot.ownerDocument!.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "a");
+    const anchorTag = svgRoot.ownerDocument.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "a");
     anchorTag.setAttribute("href", normalizeLink(element.link));
     root.appendChild(anchorTag);
     root = anchorTag;
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ const renderElementToSvg = (
     case "rectangle":
     case "diamond":
     case "ellipse": {
-      const shape = ShapeCache.generateElementShape(element, null);
+      const shape = ShapeCache.generateElementShape(element, renderConfig);
       const node = roughSVGDrawWithPrecision(
         rsvg,
         shape,
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ const renderElementToSvg = (
         renderConfig.renderEmbeddables === false ||
         embedLink?.type === "document"
       ) {
-        const anchorTag = svgRoot.ownerDocument!.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "a");
+        const anchorTag = svgRoot.ownerDocument.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "a");
         anchorTag.setAttribute("href", normalizeLink(element.link || ""));
         anchorTag.setAttribute("target", "_blank");
         anchorTag.setAttribute("rel", "noopener noreferrer");
@@ -250,18 +249,18 @@ const renderElementToSvg = (
 
         embeddableNode.appendChild(anchorTag);
       } else {
-        const foreignObject = svgRoot.ownerDocument!.createElementNS(
+        const foreignObject = svgRoot.ownerDocument.createElementNS(
           SVG_NS,
           "foreignObject",
         );
         foreignObject.style.width = `${element.width}px`;
         foreignObject.style.height = `${element.height}px`;
         foreignObject.style.border = "none";
-        const div = foreignObject.ownerDocument!.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "div");
+        const div = foreignObject.ownerDocument.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "div");
         div.setAttribute("xmlns", "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml");
         div.style.width = "100%";
         div.style.height = "100%";
-        const iframe = div.ownerDocument!.createElement("iframe");
+        const iframe = div.ownerDocument.createElement("iframe");
         iframe.src = embedLink?.link ?? "";
         iframe.style.width = "100%";
         iframe.style.height = "100%";
@@ -281,10 +280,10 @@ const renderElementToSvg = (
     case "line":
     case "arrow": {
       const boundText = getBoundTextElement(element, elementsMap);
-      const maskPath = svgRoot.ownerDocument!.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "mask");
+      const maskPath = svgRoot.ownerDocument.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "mask");
       if (boundText) {
         maskPath.setAttribute("id", `mask-${element.id}`);
-        const maskRectVisible = svgRoot.ownerDocument!.createElementNS(
+        const maskRectVisible = svgRoot.ownerDocument.createElementNS(
           SVG_NS,
           "rect",
         );
@@ -303,7 +302,7 @@ const renderElementToSvg = (
         );
 
         maskPath.appendChild(maskRectVisible);
-        const maskRectInvisible = svgRoot.ownerDocument!.createElementNS(
+        const maskRectInvisible = svgRoot.ownerDocument.createElementNS(
           SVG_NS,
           "rect",
         );
@@ -324,7 +323,7 @@ const renderElementToSvg = (
         maskRectInvisible.setAttribute("opacity", "1");
         maskPath.appendChild(maskRectInvisible);
       }
-      const group = svgRoot.ownerDocument!.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "g");
+      const group = svgRoot.ownerDocument.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "g");
       if (boundText) {
         group.setAttribute("mask", `url(#mask-${element.id})`);
       }
@@ -374,42 +373,63 @@ const renderElementToSvg = (
       break;
     }
     case "freedraw": {
-      const backgroundFillShape = ShapeCache.generateElementShape(
-        element,
-        renderConfig,
-      );
-      const node = backgroundFillShape
-        ? roughSVGDrawWithPrecision(
+      const wrapper = svgRoot.ownerDocument.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "g");
+
+      const shapes = ShapeCache.generateElementShape(element, renderConfig);
+      // always ordered as [background, stroke]
+      for (const shape of shapes) {
+        if (typeof shape === "string") {
+          // stroke (SVGPathString)
+
+          const path = svgRoot.ownerDocument.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "path");
+          path.setAttribute(
+            "fill",
+            renderConfig.theme === THEME.DARK
+              ? applyDarkModeFilter(element.strokeColor)
+              : element.strokeColor,
+          );
+          path.setAttribute("d", shape);
+          wrapper.appendChild(path);
+        } else {
+          // background (Drawable)
+
+          const bgNode = roughSVGDrawWithPrecision(
             rsvg,
-            backgroundFillShape,
+            shape,
             MAX_DECIMALS_FOR_SVG_EXPORT,
-          )
-        : svgRoot.ownerDocument!.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "g");
-      if (opacity !== 1) {
-        node.setAttribute("stroke-opacity", `${opacity}`);
-        node.setAttribute("fill-opacity", `${opacity}`);
+          );
+
+          // if children wrapped in <g>, unwrap it
+          if (bgNode.nodeName === "g") {
+            while (bgNode.firstChild) {
+              wrapper.appendChild(bgNode.firstChild);
+            }
+          } else {
+            wrapper.appendChild(bgNode);
+          }
+        }
       }
-      node.setAttribute(
+      if (opacity !== 1) {
+        wrapper.setAttribute("stroke-opacity", `${opacity}`);
+        wrapper.setAttribute("fill-opacity", `${opacity}`);
+      }
+      wrapper.setAttribute(
         "transform",
         `translate(${offsetX || 0} ${
           offsetY || 0
         }) rotate(${degree} ${cx} ${cy})`,
       );
-      node.setAttribute("stroke", "none");
-      const path = svgRoot.ownerDocument!.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "path");
-      path.setAttribute("fill", element.strokeColor);
-      path.setAttribute("d", getFreeDrawSvgPath(element));
-      node.appendChild(path);
+      wrapper.setAttribute("stroke", "none");
 
       const g = maybeWrapNodesInFrameClipPath(
         element,
         root,
-        [node],
+        [wrapper],
         renderConfig.frameRendering,
         elementsMap,
       );
 
-      addToRoot(g || node, element);
+      addToRoot(g || wrapper, element);
       break;
     }
     case "image": {
@@ -439,10 +459,10 @@ const renderElementToSvg = (
 
         let symbol = svgRoot.querySelector(`#${symbolId}`);
         if (!symbol) {
-          symbol = svgRoot.ownerDocument!.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "symbol");
+          symbol = svgRoot.ownerDocument.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "symbol");
           symbol.id = symbolId;
 
-          const image = svgRoot.ownerDocument!.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "image");
+          const image = svgRoot.ownerDocument.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "image");
           image.setAttribute("href", fileData.dataURL);
           image.setAttribute("preserveAspectRatio", "none");
 
@@ -459,17 +479,9 @@ const renderElementToSvg = (
           (root.querySelector("defs") || root).prepend(symbol);
         }
 
-        const use = svgRoot.ownerDocument!.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "use");
+        const use = svgRoot.ownerDocument.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "use");
         use.setAttribute("href", `#${symbolId}`);
 
-        // in dark theme, revert the image color filter
-        if (
-          renderConfig.exportWithDarkMode &&
-          fileData.mimeType !== MIME_TYPES.svg
-        ) {
-          use.setAttribute("filter", IMAGE_INVERT_FILTER);
-        }
-
         let normalizedCropX = 0;
         let normalizedCropY = 0;
 
@@ -506,13 +518,13 @@ const renderElementToSvg = (
           );
         }
 
-        const g = svgRoot.ownerDocument!.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "g");
+        const g = svgRoot.ownerDocument.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "g");
 
         if (element.crop) {
-          const mask = svgRoot.ownerDocument!.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "mask");
+          const mask = svgRoot.ownerDocument.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "mask");
           mask.setAttribute("id", `mask-image-crop-${element.id}`);
           mask.setAttribute("fill", "#fff");
-          const maskRect = svgRoot.ownerDocument!.createElementNS(
+          const maskRect = svgRoot.ownerDocument.createElementNS(
             SVG_NS,
             "rect",
           );
@@ -536,13 +548,13 @@ const renderElementToSvg = (
         );
 
         if (element.roundness) {
-          const clipPath = svgRoot.ownerDocument!.createElementNS(
+          const clipPath = svgRoot.ownerDocument.createElementNS(
             SVG_NS,
             "clipPath",
           );
           clipPath.id = `image-clipPath-${element.id}`;
           clipPath.setAttribute("clipPathUnits", "userSpaceOnUse");
-          const clipRect = svgRoot.ownerDocument!.createElementNS(
+          const clipRect = svgRoot.ownerDocument.createElementNS(
             SVG_NS,
             "rect",
           );
@@ -598,7 +610,12 @@ const renderElementToSvg = (
         rect.setAttribute("ry", FRAME_STYLE.radius.toString());
 
         rect.setAttribute("fill", "none");
-        rect.setAttribute("stroke", FRAME_STYLE.strokeColor);
+        rect.setAttribute(
+          "stroke",
+          renderConfig.theme === THEME.DARK
+            ? applyDarkModeFilter(FRAME_STYLE.strokeColor)
+            : FRAME_STYLE.strokeColor,
+        );
         rect.setAttribute("stroke-width", FRAME_STYLE.strokeWidth.toString());
 
         addToRoot(rect, element);
@@ -607,7 +624,7 @@ const renderElementToSvg = (
     }
     default: {
       if (isTextElement(element)) {
-        const node = svgRoot.ownerDocument!.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "g");
+        const node = svgRoot.ownerDocument.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "g");
         if (opacity !== 1) {
           node.setAttribute("stroke-opacity", `${opacity}`);
           node.setAttribute("fill-opacity", `${opacity}`);
@@ -643,13 +660,18 @@ const renderElementToSvg = (
             ? "end"
             : "start";
         for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
-          const text = svgRoot.ownerDocument!.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "text");
+          const text = svgRoot.ownerDocument.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "text");
           text.textContent = lines[i];
           text.setAttribute("x", `${horizontalOffset}`);
           text.setAttribute("y", `${i * lineHeightPx + verticalOffset}`);
           text.setAttribute("font-family", getFontFamilyString(element));
           text.setAttribute("font-size", `${element.fontSize}px`);
-          text.setAttribute("fill", element.strokeColor);
+          text.setAttribute(
+            "fill",
+            renderConfig.theme === THEME.DARK
+              ? applyDarkModeFilter(element.strokeColor)
+              : element.strokeColor,
+          );
           text.setAttribute("text-anchor", textAnchor);
           text.setAttribute("style", "white-space: pre;");
           text.setAttribute("direction", direction);

packages/excalidraw/scene/export.ts

@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ import {
   FONT_FAMILY,
   SVG_NS,
   THEME,
-  THEME_FILTER,
   MIME_TYPES,
   EXPORT_DATA_TYPES,
   arrayToMap,
   distance,
   getFontString,
   toBrandedType,
+  applyDarkModeFilter,
 } from "@excalidraw/common";
 
 import { getCommonBounds, getElementAbsoluteCoords } from "@excalidraw/element";
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ export const exportToCanvas = async (
       embedsValidationStatus: new Map(),
       elementsPendingErasure: new Set(),
       pendingFlowchartNodes: null,
+      theme: appState.exportWithDarkMode ? THEME.DARK : THEME.LIGHT,
     },
   });
 
@@ -348,9 +349,6 @@ export const exportToSvg = async (
   svgRoot.setAttribute("viewBox", `0 0 ${width} ${height}`);
   svgRoot.setAttribute("width", `${width * exportScale}`);
   svgRoot.setAttribute("height", `${height * exportScale}`);
-  if (exportWithDarkMode) {
-    svgRoot.setAttribute("filter", THEME_FILTER);
-  }
 
   const defsElement = svgRoot.ownerDocument.createElementNS(SVG_NS, "defs");
 
@@ -455,7 +453,12 @@ export const exportToSvg = async (
     rect.setAttribute("y", "0");
     rect.setAttribute("width", `${width}`);
     rect.setAttribute("height", `${height}`);
-    rect.setAttribute("fill", viewBackgroundColor);
+    rect.setAttribute(
+      "fill",
+      exportWithDarkMode
+        ? applyDarkModeFilter(viewBackgroundColor)
+        : viewBackgroundColor,
+    );
     svgRoot.appendChild(rect);
   }
 
@@ -489,6 +492,7 @@ export const exportToSvg = async (
           )
         : new Map(),
       reuseImages: opts?.reuseImages ?? true,
+      theme: exportWithDarkMode ? THEME.DARK : THEME.LIGHT,
     },
   );
 

packages/excalidraw/scene/types.ts

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export type StaticCanvasRenderConfig = {
   embedsValidationStatus: EmbedsValidationStatus;
   elementsPendingErasure: ElementsPendingErasure;
   pendingFlowchartNodes: PendingExcalidrawElements | null;
+  theme: AppState["theme"];
 };
 
 export type SVGRenderConfig = {
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ export type SVGRenderConfig = {
    * @default true
    */
   reuseImages: boolean;
+  theme: AppState["theme"];
 };
 
 export type InteractiveCanvasRenderConfig = {
@@ -148,7 +150,14 @@ export type ScrollBars = {
   } | null;
 };
 
-export type ElementShape = Drawable | Drawable[] | null;
+export type SVGPathString = string & { __brand: "SVGPathString" };
+
+export type ElementShape =
+  | Drawable
+  | Drawable[]
+  | Path2D
+  | (Drawable | SVGPathString)[]
+  | null;
 
 export type ElementShapes = {
   rectangle: Drawable;
@@ -156,7 +165,7 @@ export type ElementShapes = {
   diamond: Drawable;
   iframe: Drawable;
   embeddable: Drawable;
-  freedraw: Drawable | null;
+  freedraw: (Drawable | SVGPathString)[];
   arrow: Drawable[];
   line: Drawable[];
   text: null;

packages/excalidraw/tests/colorInput.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+import { normalizeInputColor } from "../components/ColorPicker/ColorInput";
+
+describe("normalizeInputColor", () => {
+  describe("hex colors", () => {
+    it("returns hex color with hash as-is", () => {
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("#ff0000")).toBe("#ff0000");
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("#FF0000")).toBe("#FF0000");
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("#abc")).toBe("#abc");
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("#ABC")).toBe("#ABC");
+    });
+
+    it("adds hash to hex color without hash", () => {
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("ff0000")).toBe("#ff0000");
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("FF0000")).toBe("#FF0000");
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("abc")).toBe("#abc");
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("ABC")).toBe("#ABC");
+    });
+
+    it("handles 8-digit hex (hexa) with alpha", () => {
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("#ff000080")).toBe("#ff000080");
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("#ff0000ff")).toBe("#ff0000ff");
+    });
+
+    it("does NOT add hash to hexa without hash (tinycolor detects as hex8, not hex)", () => {
+      // Note: tinycolor detects 8-digit hex as "hex8" format, not "hex",
+      // so the hash prefix logic doesn't apply
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("ff000080")).toBe("ff000080");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("named colors", () => {
+    it("returns named colors as-is", () => {
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("red")).toBe("red");
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("blue")).toBe("blue");
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("green")).toBe("green");
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("white")).toBe("white");
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("black")).toBe("black");
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("transparent")).toBe("transparent");
+    });
+
+    it("handles case variations of named colors", () => {
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("RED")).toBe("RED");
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("Red")).toBe("Red");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("rgb/rgba colors", () => {
+    it("returns rgb colors as-is", () => {
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("rgb(255, 0, 0)")).toBe("rgb(255, 0, 0)");
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("rgb(0,0,0)")).toBe("rgb(0,0,0)");
+    });
+
+    // NOTE: tinycolor clamps values, so rgb(256, 0, 0) is treated as valid
+    it("tinycolor considers out-of-range rgb values as valid (clamped)", () => {
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("rgb(256, 0, 0)")).toBe("rgb(256, 0, 0)");
+    });
+
+    it("returns rgba colors as-is", () => {
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.5)")).toBe(
+        "rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.5)",
+      );
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("rgba(0,0,0,1)")).toBe("rgba(0,0,0,1)");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("hsl/hsla colors", () => {
+    it("returns hsl colors as-is", () => {
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("hsl(0, 100%, 50%)")).toBe(
+        "hsl(0, 100%, 50%)",
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("returns hsla colors as-is", () => {
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("hsla(0, 100%, 50%, 0.5)")).toBe(
+        "hsla(0, 100%, 50%, 0.5)",
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("whitespace handling", () => {
+    it("trims leading whitespace", () => {
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("  #ff0000")).toBe("#ff0000");
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("  red")).toBe("red");
+    });
+
+    it("trims trailing whitespace", () => {
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("#ff0000  ")).toBe("#ff0000");
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("red  ")).toBe("red");
+    });
+
+    it("trims both leading and trailing whitespace", () => {
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("  #ff0000  ")).toBe("#ff0000");
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("  red  ")).toBe("red");
+    });
+
+    it("adds hash to trimmed hex without hash", () => {
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("  ff0000  ")).toBe("#ff0000");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("invalid colors", () => {
+    it("returns null for invalid color strings", () => {
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("notacolor")).toBe(null);
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("gggggg")).toBe(null);
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("#gggggg")).toBe(null);
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("")).toBe(null);
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("   ")).toBe(null);
+    });
+
+    it("returns null for partial/malformed colors", () => {
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("#ff")).toBe(null);
+      expect(normalizeInputColor("rgb(")).toBe(null);
+    });
+  });
+});

packages/excalidraw/tests/fixtures/elementFixture.ts

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export const textFixture: ExcalidrawElement = {
   type: "text",
   fontSize: 20,
   fontFamily: DEFAULT_FONT_FAMILY,
+  strokeColor: "#1e1e1e",
   text: "original text",
   originalText: "original text",
   textAlign: "left",

packages/excalidraw/tests/scene/export.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import { exportToCanvas, exportToSvg } from "@excalidraw/utils";
 
-import { FONT_FAMILY, FRAME_STYLE } from "@excalidraw/common";
+import {
+  applyDarkModeFilter,
+  FONT_FAMILY,
+  FRAME_STYLE,
+} from "@excalidraw/common";
 
 import type {
   ExcalidrawTextElement,
@@ -116,9 +120,15 @@ describe("exportToSvg", () => {
       null,
     );
 
-    expect(svgElement.getAttribute("filter")).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"invert(93%) hue-rotate(180deg)"`,
-    );
+    const textElements = svgElement.querySelectorAll("text");
+    expect(textElements.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    textElements.forEach((textEl) => {
+      // fill color should be inverted in dark mode
+      expect(textEl.getAttribute("fill")).toBe(
+        applyDarkModeFilter(textFixture.strokeColor),
+      );
+    });
   });
 
   it("with exportPadding", async () => {

packages/excalidraw/wysiwyg/textWysiwyg.tsx

@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ import {
   KEYS,
   CLASSES,
   POINTER_BUTTON,
+  THEME,
   isWritableElement,
   getFontString,
   getFontFamilyString,
   isTestEnv,
   MIME_TYPES,
+  applyDarkModeFilter,
 } from "@excalidraw/common";
 
 import {
@@ -260,9 +262,11 @@ export const textWysiwyg = ({
         ),
         textAlign,
         verticalAlign,
-        color: updatedTextElement.strokeColor,
+        color:
+          appState.theme === THEME.DARK
+            ? applyDarkModeFilter(updatedTextElement.strokeColor)
+            : updatedTextElement.strokeColor,
         opacity: updatedTextElement.opacity / 100,
-        filter: "var(--theme-filter)",
         maxHeight: `${editorMaxHeight}px`,
       });
       editable.scrollTop = 0;

yarn.lock

@@ -3009,6 +3009,11 @@
   dependencies:
     socket.io-client "*"
 
+"@types/tinycolor2@1.4.6":
+  version "1.4.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/tinycolor2/-/tinycolor2-1.4.6.tgz#670cbc0caf4e58dd61d1e3a6f26386e473087f06"
+  integrity sha512-iEN8J0BoMnsWBqjVbWH/c0G0Hh7O21lpR2/+PrvAVgWdzL7eexIFm4JN/Wn10PTcmNdtS6U67r499mlWMXOxNw==
+
 "@types/trusted-types@^2.0.2":
   version "2.0.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/trusted-types/-/trusted-types-2.0.7.tgz#baccb07a970b91707df3a3e8ba6896c57ead2d11"
@@ -9098,6 +9103,11 @@ tinybench@^2.9.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tinybench/-/tinybench-2.9.0.tgz#103c9f8ba6d7237a47ab6dd1dcff77251863426b"
   integrity sha512-0+DUvqWMValLmha6lr4kD8iAMK1HzV0/aKnCtWb9v9641TnP/MFb7Pc2bxoxQjTXAErryXVgUOfv2YqNllqGeg==
 
+tinycolor2@1.6.0:
+  version "1.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tinycolor2/-/tinycolor2-1.6.0.tgz#f98007460169b0263b97072c5ae92484ce02d09e"
+  integrity sha512-XPaBkWQJdsf3pLKJV9p4qN/S+fm2Oj8AIPo1BTUhg5oxkvm9+SVEGFdhyOz7tTdUTfvxMiAs4sp6/eZO2Ew+pw==
+
 tinyexec@^0.3.2:
   version "0.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tinyexec/-/tinyexec-0.3.2.tgz#941794e657a85e496577995c6eef66f53f42b3d2"