diff --git a/static/css/theme-relearn-dark.css b/static/css/theme-relearn-dark.css
index 7b6dcb1ec4..d33027fbc6 100644
--- a/static/css/theme-relearn-dark.css
+++ b/static/css/theme-relearn-dark.css
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@
     /* base styling for boxes */
     --BOX-CAPTION-color: rgba( 240, 240, 240, 1 ); /* color of the title text */
     --BOX-BG-color: rgba( 20, 20, 20, 1 ); /* color of the content background */
-    --BOX-TEXT-color: initial; /* automatic color of the content text */
+    --BOX-TEXT-color: #e0e0e0; /* automatic color of the content text */
 }