I don't know whether mine is just not as bad but I find that the reason they seem hard to read is not because of the ink but the pattern in the plastic. Depending on the angle I look at them they are fine. When I look at them from an angle say down by the lockdown bar they are perfectly clear and easy to read. I think the way the plastic defuses the light when you look directly down at them makes them hard to read.
I blame the plastic not the ink or the brightness of the LED.