regiongreyedout
Regiongreyedout is a term used in user interface design to describe the state of a region of an application that is temporarily inactive or unavailable to the user. The term is applied to sections such as controls, panels, map regions, or form segments to communicate that interaction is not currently possible or that the region's content is not actionable.
Visually, regiongreyedout commonly involves desaturation, reduced contrast, and a lightened color; an overlaid semi-transparent layer may
Regiongreyedout is not defined by a single standard; developers implement it through styling and state logic.
Accessibility considerations for regiongreyedout emphasize that color alone should not convey status. ARIA attributes such as
Common contexts include dashboards gating actions until a prerequisite is met, maps where certain geographic regions