Theming

MDC Theme is a foundational module that themes MDC Web components.

• Module @rmwc/theme
• Import styles:
  • Using CSS Loader
    • import '@rmwc/theme/styles';
  • Or include stylesheets
    • '@material/theme/dist/mdc.theme.css'
    • '@rmwc/theme/theme.css'
• MDC Docs: https://material.io/develop/web/components/theme/

Theme Options

The Theme module fully embraces using CSS variables for runtime theming. This allows for some really powerful usecases like a built in dark mode, custom palettes for your clients, or dynamic configuration for accessibility.

Support for theming inside of material-components-web is not without issue, so RMWC maintains a theme fixes file to correct any anomalies for you. Please make sure you include both!

Important You should include the theme style sheets BEFORE any of your other styles.

<>
  <div style={{ backgroundColor: '#ddd' }}>
    {[
      'primary',
      'secondary',
      'error',
      'background',
      'surface',
      'primaryBg',
      'secondaryBg',
      'textPrimaryOnBackground',
      'textSecondaryOnBackground',
      'textHintOnBackground',
      'textDisabledOnBackground',
      'textIconOnBackground',
      'textPrimaryOnLight',
      'textSecondaryOnLight',
      'textHintOnLight',
      'textDisabledOnLight',
      'textIconOnLight'
    ].map((theme, i) => (
      <Theme use={theme} key={i}>
        {theme}
      </Theme>
    ))}
  </div>
  <div style={{ backgroundColor: '#333' }}>
    {[
      'onPrimary',
      'onSecondary',
      'onError',
      'textPrimaryOnDark',
      'textSecondaryOnDark',
      'textHintOnDark',
      'textDisabledOnDark',
      'textIconOnDark'
    ].map((theme, i) => (
      <Theme use={theme} key={i}>
        {theme}
      </Theme>
    ))}
  </div>
</>

ThemeProvider

The ThemeProvider is an optional component that allows you to specify theme colors and settings for all of its subtree. This is useful to use once at the top of your app, or in parts of your app where the styles or color scheme differ.

You don't have to pass in all options. The ThemeProvider will automatically adjust some of the values like onSurface white or black text depending on colors contrast ratio.

Theming in material-components-web isn't perfect, but a few basic options will get you most of the way. Try using the ThemePicker at the top and selecting "Miami". You'll see that most things are colored appropriately, but the defaults provided for things like Buttons and tabs still have to have their colors overridden.

<>
  <Button raised>Cookies</Button>
  <Checkbox label="Pizza" defaultChecked />
  <Radio label="Icecream" defaultChecked />
</>

<ThemeProvider
  options={{
    primary: 'red',
    secondary: 'blue'
  }}
>
  <Button raised>Cookies</Button>
  <Checkbox label="Burger" defaultChecked />
  <Radio label="Pancakes" defaultChecked />
</ThemeProvider>

<ThemeProvider
  options={{
    primary: 'lightpink',
    secondary: 'black',
    onPrimary: '#000',
    textPrimaryOnBackground: 'black'
  }}
>
  <Button raised>Cookies</Button>
  <Checkbox label="Fries" defaultChecked />
  <Radio label="Cheese" defaultChecked />
</ThemeProvider>

Theme Component

The Theme component allows you to apply theme colors to RMWC components, or components of your own. Almost every component in RMWC has a theme prop that you can use that takes the same options as the Theme component's use prop.

<Theme use={['primaryBg', 'onPrimary']} wrap>
  {/* Add Theme colors to your own components. */}
  <div style={{ width: '4rem', height: '4rem', padding: '1rem' }}>
    Cookies
  </div>
</Theme>

<>
  {/* These two examples are roughly equivalent. */}
  <Theme use={['secondaryBg', 'onSecondary']} wrap>
    <Button>Pizza</Button>
  </Theme>

  <Button theme={['secondaryBg', 'onSecondary']}>Pizza</Button>
</>

<>
  {/* Text is one of the cases where `wrap` is not required. By default `Theme` will insert `span` tags. */}
  <h3>
    I <Theme use="primary">Want</Theme>{' '}
    <Theme use="secondary">Icecream</Theme>
  </h3>
</>

ThemeProvider

A ThemeProvider. This sets theme colors for its child tree.

Props

| Name | Type | Description | |------|------|-------------| | children | ReactNode | Children to render | | options | { [key: string]: string } | Any theme option pointing to a valid CSS value. | | style | Object | Additional standard inline styles that will be merged into the style tag. | | wrap | boolean | Instead of injecting a div tag, wrap a child component by merging the theme styles directly onto it. Useful when you don't want to mess with layout. |

Theme

A Theme Component.

Props

| Name | Type | Description | |------|------|-------------| | use | ThemePropT | A theme option as a string, a space separated string for multiple values, or an array of valid theme options. | | wrap | boolean | Collapse the styles directly onto the child component. This eliminates the need for a wrapping span element and may be required for applying things like background-colors. |