The three tiers had collapsed to one identical value (#5e6a78 / #9fadbe),
so hints, metadata, timestamps and placeholders were all indistinguishable.
Re-separate them into three perceptibly distinct steps, each verified WCAG
AA >=4.5:1 on every page/surface/hover/muted background in both light and
dark mode. Emphasis maps to contrast: muted is strongest (general secondary
text), faint the weakest (timestamps/placeholders) sitting on the AA floor;
secondary stays clearly stronger than all three. The dark floor is binding,
so the dark steps separate upward (lighter = more emphasis).
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